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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...

Srilanka (historically known as Ceylon), is an Island country in South Asia. It is separated from Indian peninsula by Gulf of Mannar. I had a long time wish to visit this country. Finally, I travelled this wonderful country on my bicycle from 2nd -26th December’24 along with my cyclist friend, Mr. PH Patil (from Karnataka).  Day-0: 2nd December’24:   Reaching Srilanka: I reached Bhandaranayeke International Airport at 9.45 pm by Srilankan Airlines, UL196) with my cycle. There were no extra charges for my oversize luggage (box size 1500x813x229 mm, 28 kg) and  immigration was also hassle free.  I withdrew some Srilankan rupees (LKR) from my forex card and taken a Srilankan mobile SIM card (Dialog) at the airport itself. My partner, Mr Patil reached at 11.45 pm from Bangaluru. We booked a Van (7700 LKR) and reached to our pre-booked hotel (Hotel Ocean Edge & suits, Marine drive, Colombo-3, 30 km from airport) at 1 am. Day-1: 3rd Dec’24: Colombo City: 25 km cycli...