The first thing that I wanted to do when I got to Hanoi was leave. I ran into my man Stewart, who I had met previously in Hoi An. He had just booked a trip to Halong Bay with Active Travel Vietnam com...
Trek Mai Chau - The heart of a beautiful valley
Mai Chau is the heart of a beautiful valley that is a world away from the hustle of Hanoi. The modern village is an unappealing sprawl, but as you emerge on the rice fields and rural living is transfo...
Riding Through the Highlands in a Chairman Mao Cap
A motorcycle represents freedom: the freedom of the open road, the freedom of speed, the freedom to go. Bikers are cowboys reinvented. They aren't content to go the way of the package tourist. The...
Hanoi Travel Guide - Discover the Best of Hanoi
Lying in the heart of the Red River Delta, the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi blends old world charm with the dynamism of a rising Asian city. Its legacy as a former French colonial city is still ev...