Greetings from Vietnam.

[you you]

johnnytraveler, I welcome you again!
This time asking you to please add your location to your profile. Yeah, you could call me the location patrol officer or...nag if you prefer It helps us all to help you when you need it.... Really.
You can follow my directions right below my post. See....ezy peasy

I want to get my WN washed "for under a buck!" homie....did you wash yours? HA!

I'm sure you do. With drinking water too.

[johnnytraveler]

johnnytraveler, I welcome you again!
This time asking you to please add your location to your profile. Yeah, you could call me the location patrol officer or...nag if you prefer It helps us all to help you when you need it.... Really.
You can follow my directions right below my post. See....ezy peasy

I want to get my WN washed "for under a buck!" homie....did you wash yours? HA!

Done. I use tapatalk on my phone and tablet (my preferred means of staying connected) so had to find time to fire up the laptop to get it done.

[johnnytraveler]

Just came back from a Bike trip in Vietnam, bought a Scooter in Saigon for 310 Dollars and sold it in Hanoi for 160, after fixing stuff for another 50 Dollars on the way.

I can put some interesting helmet cam videos online now Stuff like oncoming 40 Ton trucks passing and overtaking in my face....10 times an hour, me trying to avoid and then having to brake for a person that steps out. Happy I had good brakes and didn´t try to safe money on the 15 Dollars a full set of new tyres cost.

I did have mostly great moments, including a great beach party in Nha Trang. Russian language skills are of benefit there for sure, as is English where the Aussies have their offshore oil platforms. Explored Mui Ne, and Phan Thiet, Vung Tau and Hanoi in more detail.

Its great and people are nice, its also quite safe. Just be prepared to negotiate, as soon as you look western, stuff is ten times the price. Might be coming back, in a few years.

Yeah, videos is the only true way to show what driving is like here. If using words, the best I can come up with is 'controlled chaos.'

I was absolutely terrified the first hour we were on the road from Da Nang to Duc Pho with all the people passing each other on two lane highways at the last minute. After awhile I realized that's how they normally drove and chances of crashing were slim, so I went to sleep for the rest of the ride.

[WhiteNoise]

Controlled chaos Funny, but then again, Not so funny heh?
Great! Thanks for adding location johnnyT. Oh, and I like the lid on your avatar, where can I get me one?

@ 2yous: store brand, by the gallon. cheaper