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  1. larsay avatar

    Hanoi-Sapa par Ngia Lo et Mu Cang Chai

    by larsay 31 May 2012

    A fantastic itinerary of 3 days minimum (I did it in 4). Day 1 : Hanoi-Nghia Lô It is the famous Route 32 , one of the most beautiful…

  2. larsay avatar

    Hanoi-Sapa par Ngia Lo et Mu Cang Chai

    by larsay 31 May 2012

    A fantastic itinerary of 3 days minimum (I did it in 4). Day 1 : Hanoi-Nghia Lô It is the famous Route 32 , one of the most beautiful…

  3. wanderingstraycat avatar

    RE: Dien Bien Phu Currency Exchange

    by wanderingstraycat 29 May 2012

    #3: +Ride from MK-UD on very good road, but environmental wasteland in view the entire route is most disheartening.+ care to elaborate…

  4. RunningDog avatar

    RE: Dien Bien Phu Currency Exchange

    by RunningDog 28 May 2012

    Thx bros. UUL- Did what you planned. Muang Khua has an excellent exchange rate,ob, unlike the bus aide or the friendly VN immigration…

  5. uulwalker avatar

    RE: Dien Bien Phu Currency Exchange

    by uulwalker 27 May 2012

    Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to that question (no Kibble for me), but I've been researching that same route in preparation for…

  6. RunningDog avatar

    Dien Bien Phu Currency Exchange

    by RunningDog 27 May 2012

    OK, inveterate travelers. Here is an obscure question with a free bowl of Kibble for the first correct answer. Where in Dien Bien Phu…

  7. Cheese_Monkey avatar

    RE: victory lap!

    by Cheese_Monkey 24 May 2012

    The border crossing Vietnam - Laos at Dien Bien Phu is very beautiful, definitely recommend it. Then catch a couple of boats down the…

  8. Herbie47 avatar

    RE: Laos 2 weeks , North or South ?

    by Herbie47 23 May 2012

    I did not go to Dien Bien Phu so cant comment but other roads I took upto Sam Neua were fine if some what twisty and mountainous, but…

  9. obione980 avatar

    RE: Laos 2 weeks , North or South ?

    by obione980 23 May 2012

    Roads are far better in the South. Start in Pakse - easy travel to Bolivan Plateau, south to Cambodia - and lots to see and do too! Wat…

  10. rambler13 avatar

    RE: Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia - a month for remote internet workers

    by rambler13 20 May 2012

    Hi I had spent 3 months in Vietnam Cambodia and Laos this year. I stayed in the following places , Siem Reap PP Sianoukville Kampot Chau…

  11. PleistoceneMegaFauna avatar

    RE: Dien Bien Phu article

    by PleistoceneMegaFauna 18 May 2012

    Thanks just C& P the article It’s incredibly sad he is gone. Thanks for the OP, Bun C, David must have a few for “Travel and Leisure”…

  12. bun_cha avatar

    RE: Dien Bien Phu article

    by bun_cha 17 May 2012

    Hey Philistine, where you at? Bill wants to read this one.

  13. rectravel avatar

    RE: Dien Bien Phu article

    by rectravel 17 May 2012

    That is an interesting article from David Halberstam from November of 1999. If you didn't know, he died in an automobile accident south…

  14. bun_cha avatar

    Dien Bien Phu article

    by bun_cha 17 May 2012

    Something for the old dogs: http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/dien-bien-phu-vietnam/1?class=check

  15. gunna1 avatar

    Can foreigners take motorbikes accross Laos Borders??

    by gunna1 16 May 2012

    I plan to cross the laos border (near Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam) by Vietnamese regestered motorbike, to which I own and have registration…

  16. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Traveling Sapa-Lai Chau-Muong Lay-Son La-Mai Chau-Han?

    by HenningWessel 03 May 2012

    I went the other way round by public transport no problem. But I had Dien Bien Phu in it and another place called Phuong something or…

  17. vagabond123 avatar

    RE: Northwest Loop by motorbike- possible to start & end in Dien Bien Phu?

    by vagabond123 29 April 2012

    why end in DBP?...DPB..Sapa...Cao bang...DPB...are u going back to Laos?

  18. vagabond123 avatar

    RE: Northwest Loop by motorbike- possible to start & end in Dien Bien Phu?

    by vagabond123 29 April 2012

    buy an used motorcycle in DBP and ride to sapa.. cao bang..hanoi...saigon...get a good map....ride with care...max 6 hours a day..no need…

  19. butforthesky avatar

    Northwest Loop by motorbike- possible to start & end in Dien Bien Phu?

    by butforthesky 29 April 2012

    my husband and I would like to do the NW Loop by renting motorbikes ourselves. But we are traveling overland from from Laos. So I thought…

  20. hathuylieu avatar

    Vietnam Cycling Tours – Asia biking Tours

    by hathuylieu 26 April 2012

    *CYCLING FROM THE NORTH-WEST TO THE TONKIN GULF OF VIETNAM – 13 DAYS* *Trip Summary* Destination : Yen Bai - Sapa - Lai Chau - Diem…

  21. navilink avatar

    RE: Crossing from Sapa, Vietnam to Luang Prabang, Laos

    by navilink 24 April 2012

    Anyone knows whether we can use USD for the transport and accomodation in Dien Bien Phu, Muang Khua, Udomxai, Nong Khiaw or anywhere in…

  22. medviet avatar

    Re: Motorbike tour of India through to Thailand,Laos,Vietnam,Cambodia

    by medviet 18 April 2012

    Hi Jonny, I did the trip in 2009. Bought the Enfield in Delhi, then drove to Nepal and flew it to Bangkok, reason being; 1. Burmese borde…

  23. obione980 avatar

    RE: Intrepid Tour to Laos, any reviews

    by obione980 13 April 2012

    >>oldies who fly<< Patronizing prick! I'm an oldie - doing an 'indie' trip Hanoi - to Sapa to Dien Bien Phu then into Laos and onwards…

  24. obione980 avatar

    RE: Northern Vietnam loop trip worth it?

    by obione980 13 April 2012

    I don't know - BUT we're doing a truncated version of it next week. Hanoi to Sapa then to Dien Bien Phu - then over into Laos. Looks…

  25. lemc6125 avatar

    RE: Dien Bien Phu-Luang Prabang--Transit suggestions mid May

    by lemc6125 10 April 2012

    Dien Bien Phu to Muang Khua took us 5hours (3weeks ago) and that was with a flat tyre and multiple stops to pickup/drop off locals. It…

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