The Explore Blog

In 2019 Digby found the crash site of a USAF jet fighter that was shot down over Laos in 1968.

Do yourself a favour and refresh yourself with some Golden Rules to keep you on the road and out of trouble.

Vietnam’s licensing laws are frustrating and inconsistent. Get a grip on what’s actually going on by reading all that we have picked up from living here for 30 years.

The more prep you take before your ride, the safer it will be, so sit back and soak in our riding tips drawn from decades of riding in Asia.

We follow a tried-and-true system of getting a group of any size from A to B in a safe and timely manner. Read up, and you will be ready to go.

We’ve spent more than 20 years exploring and photographing the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and have compiled this set of images comparing what it looked like then with now. This is part 4.

We’ve spent more than 20 years exploring and photographing the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and have compiled this set of images comparing what it looked like then with now. This is part 3.

We’ve spent more than 20 years exploring and photographing the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and have compiled this set of images comparing what it looked like then with now. This is part 2.

We’ve spent more than 20 years exploring and photographing the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and have compiled this set of images comparing what it looked like then with now. This is part 1.

The Battle of Route Coloniale 4 was one of the most important of the First Indochina War. Here’s what happened.

650cc Russian Urals and 125cc Belarusian Minsks are pieces of motorcycling history. Here are a few times they’ve been in the spotlight.