2018 Vietnam Ride

Although my name is Bob Forsee, this travel page uses my "fun" monicker "Forsellini". A good friend used to call me Roberto Forsellini and now, after a lot of years, it seems fun to use it.

Since my last "adventure", I rode out to Santa Fe and East to Virginia. Then, in late 2017, I began researching for a trip to Vietnam.  I think the biggest concern was the the three million motorbikes in Ho Chi Min City (Saigon) and of course,the language.  

After over 50 years (from the year the military didn't draft me, because of an ankle injury in 1965), it was interesting to see the country that many of my generation saw a different side of. And most of all, I really enjoyed the "adventure", the people and the the beautiful land.  

 Photos and a few details of the route from South to North can be accessed in the archives on the right.

 Click on photos to enlarge

MY FIRST FOUR ADVENTURES

Planning

Honda XR150
I left the U.S on March 26th and returned April 17.  Besides Saigon and Hanoi, cities that I passed through included: Bao Loc, Dalat, Nha Trang, Kon Tum and Hue and others. 

 A company in Ho Chi Minh City named Dragon Bikes rents motorbikes including the Honda XR 150 model. (Note: the biggest motorcycles that you could rent in Vietnam were 150cc). Patrick, Dragon Bikes American owner, was very helpful in answering numerous questions that I had.
Motorbikes, which rent for around 15.00 per day, could be rented in Saigon and dropped off in Hanoi. Note: in previous trips I've paid as much as 85.00 per day. 

 The little Honda pictured here, got me to Hanoi and I would say that was a really inexpensive trip.  Hotel rooms were typically 15 -30.00 and meals 2 - 6.00. 

 I've been so lucky to have completed five motorbike adventures since I've retired.  If you have an interest, my site with all five trips is shown above in the introduction.

 I've used Horizons Unlimited as an information resource
on all of my "adventures". A wonderful site for motorbike
travel (the logo on the left is a link to their site).


 The following videos made me question my sanity :)

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