Comments on: Tour de Vietnam: Cycling North Vietnam https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/ Do Cruising Right and Be Happy Fri, 03 Jun 2016 03:05:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Ana Paula https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/#comment-31652 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 03:05:38 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=5966#comment-31652 Just AMAZING!
My husband and I are planning our second bike trip and Vietnam got on the top of my list (and one of my favorite countries so far).

]]> By: Derek Nichols https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/#comment-29723 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 02:00:49 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=5966#comment-29723 Hello,
I will be visiting Vietnam, Sept 1, through Nov 11, 2015 ~~ (71days)
I was unsure if I would attempt to cycle “any” of Vietnam until I read about your experiences and seen your photography of this beautiful country.
I have decided; I will be bring my mountain bike, and equipment.
The flight cost of my bike will be an additional $200usd each way; I view this as a convenience worthy of the expense.
I will then see the Veitnam I really want to see.

Thanks you both for the inspiration and courage.

Derek Nichols

]]> By: Tanya https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/#comment-28437 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:38:47 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=5966#comment-28437 Dear Dan and Casey,
Just wanted to thank you for your inspiring blog. In a few days we are going to Vietnam and will try to cover several hundreds of kilometers :)

]]> By: A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/#comment-26127 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:12:11 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=5966#comment-26127 In reply to Megan.

Hey Megan- So sorry, just noticed your comment now. Are you still planning a trip? Our DIY Guide to Cycling Vietnam (Under Travel Guides) might help you, but for a quick answer, one week is definitely going to be pushing it, and a tour might be better catered to your time restraints. Feel free to send us an email if you are still planning your trip and we would be happy to help!

]]> By: A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/#comment-26126 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:09:41 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=5966#comment-26126 In reply to Caitlin.

Also, be sure to check out our DIY Guide to Cycling Vietnam! :)

]]> By: A Cruising Couple https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/#comment-26125 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:06:24 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=5966#comment-26125 In reply to Caitlin.

Hey Caitlin! So glad that we’ve tempted you to cycle Vietnam! It’s definitely an amazing experience and one that we are so glad we did when we had the chance. For your questions:

1. We had lots of rest days in between. We were still blogging and we wanted to make sure we had the time to explore each destination along the way. It took us six weeks, but without the rest days I think we could have done it in a month.
2. I like to think we were pretty fit at that point in time (definitely more fit than I am now :-P) but I wouldn’t say incredibly so. Like, we enjoy hiking and yoga and running, but we never ever go to the gym :)
3. This one is a hard one. I want to say yes, but there were some times when I was incredibly glad that Dan was there with me. Not that anything threatening ever happened, but we cycled through some crazy remote and rural places. If you stuck to the coastal highway though I don’t think you would have any problem doing it solo, but then you’ll miss out on some of the most beautiful inland views. Even if it’s not a male partner, just having someone with you might be good in case you got stranded in a rural area or something like that.

I hope that helps! Feel free to shoot us an email if you need more tips or advice :)

]]> By: Caitlin https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/#comment-26119 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:20:03 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=5966#comment-26119 Hi! I’ve stumbled across your blog and now am extremely tempted to cycle across Vietnam, but I’ve got a couple of questions…

1. Did you find you were riding everyday? Or did you have rest days in between?
2. I read you hadn’t been riding much previously, but are you both quite fit already?
3. If I do this trip, I’ll likely be going off on my own. Do you think it’s safe enough to do as a solo female traveller?

Thanks again for a great read! :-)

]]> By: Megan https://acruisingcouple.com/2013/08/snapshots-from-the-road-cycling-north-vietnam/#comment-21710 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:23:18 +0000 https://acruisingcouple.com/?p=5966#comment-21710 I’m looking to plan a Vietnam trip over New Years with a girlfriend, just two girls on the open road is our hope. Thoughts on safety for two foreign women cycling together in Northern Vietnam? I’d prefer to do the trip on our own versus with a tour company…but is a week worth buying a bike and packing our stuff around northern Vietnam? I’m open to any input and route suggestions as well. After a week of bike touring we’d like to hope a flight to HCMC and then head to the coast for some R and R and maybe a fun cooking class.

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