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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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.
This is Charley Boorman: By Any Means. The man with the diamond blue eyes rode one of Explore Indochina’s 125cc Minsks from the Chinese border down to Hanoi.
The question are motorcycle tours dangerous reflects the risk profile of motorcycling. Risk levels change with terrain, rider skill, equipment and route management.
Operation Lam Son 719 was a 1971 ARVN campaign into Laos to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Despite US support, the mission resulted in heavy losses and a failed withdrawal.
The Battle of Route Coloniale 4 was one of the most important of the First Indochina War. Here's what happened.
We modified three bikes and one jeep so that a group with different physical disabilities could embark on an ambitious adventure for BBC: Without Limits.
Riding a motorcycle across the steppes of Mongolia offers wide open terrain, minimal road infrastructure and high variability in weather. This setup creates unique riding conditions.
For Charley Boorman: Freedom Riders, Charley visited our garage, rode one of our 650cc Urals, visited the Blue Dragon, and even joined our charity rally.