Alex Cooper Explores

Vietnam, Part 4: Final Days on the Bike (Moc Chau to Ninh Binh)

I had two options for my next stretch after Son La. The first was to go to Mu Cang Chai (an area famous for its…

Click here for Part 2 Dien Bien Phu was a good place for a rest day, but it wasn’t somewhere I needed to spend any…

Battling the Heat Click here for Part 1 Day 2 I woke up in Tan Uyen and the town was enveloped in clouds. The thick…

“I hope every road isn’t like this.” I was pushing my bicycle up a steep lane that was in the Muong Hoa Valley. I was…

Days 11-14, Cathedral to Durango Cathedral Cabins was a fantastic spot, but I didn’t sleep nearly as well as I hoped. I knew we were…

Days 8-10, Buena Vista to Cathedral Cabins Day 8. With our faffing in Buena Vista, we committed to an early start to make up for…