Cycling in Vietnam: The Timeless Charm: Part-1: Hanoi to Quy Nhon
Cycling in Vietnam: Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh. I had a long time wish to explore the Vietnam, the timeless charm, on my Bicycle. I was looking for a partner. Kumar Abhisek who has done couple of cycling trips with me earlier, agreed to join me for this journey. So, we planned to reach Hanoi (North Vietnam) on 16 february'25 and plan to cycle upto Ho Chi Minh City (also known a Saigon) in South Vietnam. Day-0: 16 -19 February’25: Reaching Hanoi and visiting nearby places: I reached Noi Bai International airport (Hanoi) at 8 am (Vietjet airlines from Delhi). My partner Kumar Abhishek from Ahmedabad reached early and waited for me inside the airport only. After hassle free immigration, we hired a mini van (550K vnd) and it dropped us on the main road near our pre-booked hotel (Asia cozy Homestay, Old quarter area, 917290354, 350k vnd). It was little raining and one hotel staff came with a trolley to carry our cycle boxes upto the hotel. We unpacked the boxes and assembled our cycle...