Hi Brad, I’m going to cycle from Mui Ne to Hue, roughly 1000km over 12 days, using lonely planets cycling book as a guide. I’m looking at starting the ride early August. I’m going to check a few blogs / sites and see if there is enough people interested, can maybe hire a van and driver to carry gear etc if enough interest. I’ve cycled through a few countries by myself including Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam but I think some of these roads, particularly hwy 1 would be better in a group. I’m in Sydney, Australia but please reply to my post if you are considering cycling that time of year. Also I can speak Vietnamese (intermediate) taught English there 10 years ago. So we won’t starve. Chao

The road conditions were by far the most frustrating part of our trip. In some parts you’re better off riding on the dirt next to the road as it’s flatter than the pothole ridden pavement :-p

At least you guys won’t have to worry about traffic much out in the countryside. No crazy buses barrelling at you.