Digby's Journal
Gasoline, Grit and the Great Escape
Field notes, reflections, and insights gathered over decades of exploring Asia’s backroads. Browse our motorcycle touring journal and see where the trail has taken us.
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In 2019 Digby found the crash site of a USAF jet fighter that was shot down over Laos in 1968.
Cluster bombs, shell casings, and original cobblestoned sections of the Ho Chi Minh Trail can still be seen in Laos. Explore our massive Ho Chi Minh Trail image gallery.
For Gordon's Great Escape, great Gordon Ramsay cooked up a storm, was polite as a bluebell, and wanted to buy our 650cc Ural motorcycle.
For BBC: World's Most Dangerous Roads, we guided Sue Perkins and Liza Tarbuck down the original Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Motorcycle apps for touring provide navigation, route planning and trip tracking tools. Here are the top free and low-cost apps to support riders on multi-day tours.
Oscar 8 in Laos was a 1967 US Special Forces operation targeting an NVA forward base. The mission faced heavy resistance and resulted in significant US losses.
The Trail was a vital logistical network involving communication and pipeline networks. Keep exploring one of the largest photo collections of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Relentless bombing devasted the Laotian countryside. Check out part 4 of our gallery of images of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, taken before and after the war.
Bear Grylls: Man vs. Wild Vietnam featured staged survival setups in Khe Bang-Phong Nha National Park. Explore Indochina assisted with scouting and preparation.