Bikepacking Adventure

Cycling in Bình Thuận province, taking the coastal dirt road ĐT703. Starting in Hòa Phú in Hòa Da district, then along the coast to Hoà Thắng in Bắc Bình district, then inland.

Cycling west along ĐT716 in Mũi Né past the sand dunes tourist area, then toward Phan Thiết city with a sunset. Vietnam, Bình Thuận, TP Phan Thiết, Mũi Né Binh Thuan, Phan Thiet, Mui Ne

Arriving at the coastal road in Ninh Phước, then cycling into the sandy plain with wind turbines.

Cycling around the Phan Rang area, seeing some of the sights to the northeast of the town, and a little around town. Starting with a panorama from Cầu Tri Thủy bridge, then cycling along ĐT702 through Ninh Hải district - first Ninh Chữ with salt pans, then Nhơn Hải and Thanh Hải with garlic farms and harbor. Later on back in TP Phan Rang town at the markets and some new years LED decorations.

Cycling south from TP Nha Trang, via the coastal road ĐT6571. Starting in Phước Long, crossing Sông Cửa Bé, into Phước Đồng and following ĐT6571 around the rocky headland. Stopped at Bãi Dài Nha Trang (Nha Trang's southern beach), then continuing south through Cam Ranh district, onto AH1, toward Ninh Thuận province.

Cycling south on QL1A, maybe in Công Hải, then passing by Tháp Hòa Lai (Hoa Lai tower/pagoda/chedi - by 9th c. Cham culture)

Cycling around Nha Trang city, seeing the things. Vietnam, Khánh Hòa, Thành phố Nha Trang.

Cycling south from Ninh Hoa, taking the coastal road in Vĩnh Lương around the headland to Nha Trang. Starting in Lương Sơn coastal town, along Phạm Văn Đồng road around the headland.

Starting on AH1, then turn left to meet and cycle along ĐT651C southward, through a town then along a small rural road. more bikepacking heaven. Later arriving in Ninh Hòa from the North, maybe Ninh An area.

Starting in Hòa Hiệp Trung, Phú Hiệp, on the railway platform at Ga Phú Hiệp, then cycling along QL29 southward, with all the Chinese new year yellow flower sellers in town. Then in Hòa Hiệp Nam, cross the bridge over Cửa biển Đà Nông inlet, continue along QL29 in Hoà Tâm district around the granite headland, to Vịnh Vũng Rô, a scenic bay, in Hoà Xuân Nam.

Some crazy cycling with trucks and buses on the busy highway around more coastal headland. At the time of the video, there was no bypass tunnel, and all north south traffic along the coast had to go on this road. A little dangerous, but also fun. Vietnam, Phú Yên, Đông Hòa, Hoà Xuân Nam, AH1

South of Tuy Hòa city, across the inlet, cycling around the south west end of the airport on QL29.

Cycling south along QL1A toward Tuy Hòa. starting at some side road with a road market selling bananas, passing a police checkpoint, then meeting the southbound train approaching Tuy Hòa. There is a lot of traffic because of people getting buses for Chinese New Year holidays (Tet).

After crossing the Mekong river by ferry at Neak Louang, cycling East along highway 1 in Prey Veng province, toward Svay Rieng province. First encountering the kids riding the bike with the front wheel that seems not to turn, then the long cycle east toward the Vietnam border. Prey Veng Province ខេត្ត​ព្រៃវែង, Cambodia កម្ពុជា

Cycling southeast from Phnom Penh along highway AH1 which roughly follows the western bank of the Mekong river. People riding on top of vehicles, someone getting fuel, pedestrians, cattle. Cambodia កម្ពុជា, Kandal Province ខេត្តកណ្ដាល

Cambodians peacefully protest for the minimum wage to be doubled from 80usd to 160usd per MONTH, saying that inflation has made it impossible to survive. They also called for the leader of many decades - Hun Sen - a Khmer Rouge member - to step down. The protest was later violently stopped by the government. Cambodia កម្ពុជា, Phnom Penh រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ

Cycling south along QL1A. first, a stretch of road that Im not sure where it is, maybe Xuân Hải, Xuân Phương, Sông Cầu district or Xuân Thọ 1. Then in Xuân Thọ 2, coming downhill to Gành Đỏ, stopped to see traffic a little south of Gành Đỏ.

Cycling south from Quy Nhơn in the district of Ghềnh Ráng, went past something drying along the side of the road, maybe shrimp? and further along, some hay/straw, carts and cows. Vietnam, Bình Định, Quy Nhơn, Ghềnh Ráng

Cycling around Quy Nhon, around town and by the sea. It was quite cool at night, I had to use a hoodie. Vietnam, Bình Định, Quy Nhơn

I join the great numbers of people taking bus trips all over Vietnam, at the start of the Chinese New Year holidays (called Tet in Vietnam). This is the 'visit home' holiday of the year, like Christmas in the west. It is a 10 day holiday for many workers. Mien Dong bus terminal is the main bus terminal in HCMC for travel to the north. Bến xe Miền Đông, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (QL13), Phường 26, Bình Thạnh, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam.

I selected some words from Alan Watts to add to a video of cycling around this town.

Cycling through the central market of Thủ Dầu Một Chợ Thủ Dầu Một, Phú Cường, Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương, Vietnam

Cycling along the little alleys that run between the main routes. Phú Cường, Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương, Vietnam

This ferry carries people, bikes and goods, from Bến đò Thủ Dầu Một (ferry wharf), Thủ Dầu Một, Binh Duong, across the Saigon river (Sông Sài Gòn) to Vua Gao Cam Lua Thanh Ngan (ferry wharf), Bình Mỹ, Củ Chi, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam.

Cycling around Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương, Vietnam. begin at Ngã ba Cây dầu đôi, continue north along Nguyễn Tri Phương, Chánh Nghĩa, cross Cầu Thủ Ngữ bridge continue along Nguyễn Tri Phương into Phú Cường, until Chợ Thủ Dầu Một turn right into Nguyễn Thái Học, continue to end, turn left into Trần Hưng Đạo, continue to big roundabout (Ngã Sáu Thủ Dầu Một), continue uphill along Yersin turn right into Đại lộ Bình Dương, Phú Hoà, continue south, urn right into Ngô Gia Tự, Phú Thọ, turn left into Đường D, Chánh Nghĩa.