Updated 08/08/26 Picture the scene: You are riding a backroad in Northern Vietnam, two days before the Lunar New Year. The air is damp and cold. Suddenly, a family waves you down from their front porch. Before you know it, your…
Updated 16/09/26 Vietnam changed its driving-licence categories from 1 January 2025. That matters because many older guides still describe the old A1 and A2 system as though it were current. For foreign riders, there are two…
Updated 08/08/26 Deciding whether to rent or buy a motorbike is the first big decision you will face in Vietnam. Buying a cheap motorbike and selling it at the end of a trip used to be one of the standard ways travellers explored
Updated 08/08/26 Vietnam changes during Tet. The chaotic traffic vanishes, the red flags fly, and the air fills with the smell of incense and burning votive paper. For a motorbike rider, the Lunar New Year isn’t just a holiday—it…
Updated 06/09/26 There comes a point in every rider’s life when “roughing it” loses its appeal. You still crave the adrenaline of a winding mountain pass and the freedom of the open road, but you’ve earned the right to a comfortab
Updated 08/08/26 Connecting the Perfume Pagoda, Ninh Binh, and Yen Tu without riding in circles is a challenge. We’ve solved it with this 450km loop—a blend of mountain curves and village backroads designed to minimize…
Updated 08/08/26 Vietnam’s traffic is legendary, but on the first day of Tet, the music stops. The smog clears and the cities fall into a deep slumber, offering a once-a-lifetime ride through wide-open boulevards. Here is your…
Updated 20/08/26 Vietnam is usually forgiving, but during Tet, the spiritual stakes are high. Every action in the first three days is seen as an omen for the year ahead. Innocent acts—like sweeping the floor—can accidentally…
Updated 08/08/26 Imagine rolling into a town hungry, only to find every restaurant locked. The “Tet Shutdown” is real. Your savior isn’t an energy bar, but Banh Chung—the original survival ration. It’s calorie-dense, durable…
Updated 08/08/26 Traveling a week before Tet? If you see traffic jams on bridges and families releasing golden carp into rivers, don’t panic. You’ve hit Ong Tao (The Kitchen Gods day), the official start of the holiday madness.…