monkeypuzzle

Ha ha, I know about greasing palms but I'm getting older and like to try and do the right thing. I have a valid Vietnamese motorbike...

Can you get a Laos driver's license at the border too?

The condensed milk is the magic ingredient.

Do you guys have a license? If you're on Honda Wave's, best prepare your backsides for some punishment....

Expect some afternoon downpours in Hanoi, hopefully no floods. If you're just passing through, I wouldn't worry too much about air...

Best to get your hotel to pre-arrange a taxi so there's someone at the airport waiting for you. Second option is to walk out of the...

Personally, I'd skip Hanoi that time of year, it's usually cold and wet - not what you want on a holiday. Stick to the south of Vietnam,...

No one is slagging anyone off. Jealous? Spoken like a true bike tourer - a breed that puts themselves at the top of the traveler's food...

The bus ought to get you there in one piece - nothing is very safe in Vietnam. However, I'd take the bus again....

Traveling from Saigon to Hanoi by motorbike might seem a cool thing to do but how cool is it when you're lying on the road with blood...

I think Gia Bat is the one to go for, not sure about other bus stations having buses to Ninh Binh....

It's peak tourist season for the locals so you won't be alone but as long as you miss the places with the big arrows pointing to them in...

I went to Hoa Lu a while back. Firstly, Giap Bat is quite a ways from town. When you get to Ninh Binh, you can get your guesthouse to pick...

I'm taking a month off in August too and I'm faced with the same issues of weather and peak season for tourism. The places you've mentioned...

From what I've read, it might be hard to get a ticket the next day or two from Bali out east in August. To save waiting around Bali, I...