Two Years since 'nam

[Phil TK]

Looks a right laugh. 
Ive got 12 days holiday left before April 1st and quite fancy something like that. Is it really hot and sticky over there?

  Not really, not in the North. In fact From Nov- March the mornings can be a little nippy, however it soon warms up to about 70F or so by mid morning and is very pleasant. Further South towards Saigon it can get a little toasty during the afternoon but it's never an uncomfortable climate anywhere in the country (-monsoon season excepted -when yours truly did his trip!).
If you have 12 days, a tour of the northern mountains along the chinese border would be just right. Doing the trip solo on your own bike (and it's easy to find one in Hanoi) is well exciting but if you don't fancy that I've heard good things about the tour company that produced the video, they can provide both a bike and a guide. If you spend a day or two in Hanoi you're bound to bump into other Brits about to venture off on their own machines, I met six in one afternoon! It's a good scene.