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Fall Harvest Terraced Rice Fields

Join CaptureVietnam on a grand tour of the 2024 golden rice season. This is a two part, dual-sport motorcycle trip of 13 days and 14 days. Watch our YouTube channel and FaceBook page for video and photographic updates.  Stage 1: Hanoi to Lao Cai, September 18-30...
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Honda XR-150L — Pros and Cons

The Honda XR-150 is my ride of choice for trips in Vietnam. It's an old school, low tech design with no modern technology. You don't want to get into deep mud or super-steep trails with it. You can't get up to highway speeds with it. So why is it great for Vietnam...
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Weather in Vietnam

Vietnam is a long country covering over 1600 km from south to north. There are complex weather patterns. When it is nice in the south it may be typhoon season or cold in the central and Northern provinces. Here is a general idea of the seasonal weather...
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Lunar Calendar

Vietnam, like China,  uses a Lunar Calendar for traditional festivals and other cultural events. Lunar dates are based on a start of the first moon of a year so unlike our standard Gregorian calendar New Years Day changes every year. It can be confusing to try to find...
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Lunar Calendar

Lunar Calendar

Feb 15, 2024 |

Vietnam, like China,  uses a Lunar Calendar for traditional festivals and other cultural events. Lunar dates are based...