Riding the Ho Chi Minh Trail Part 3 Journey’s end
Hoi An - tough choices
There are few prettier places in Vietnam than Hoi An. Once a thriving port, it benefitted from rich patrons and international traders. Unfortunately, when the river silted up the wealthy took their trade elsewhere and Hoi An became a backwater. In 1999 this unique example of a 15th century trading port was added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. I should have made more of our visit than drinking cold beer by the river, but there was a difficult choice to make.
It had taken us 10 days to travel half the distance to Hanoi, but we’d always known that the pace would quicken after reaching Hue. From then on we’d be riding a highway that was completely devoid of attractions. Put simply, we’d be crunching the miles to Hanoi. From the outset, Vietnam’s Golden Bridge
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