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CI Carlson's avatar

When you said « bike, » I thought you were bicycling, but then you meant motorcycle. Did you ride on the same vehicle ? Also is there concern that as you near China you will get « snatched «  on some border pretext ? It sounds like an amazing adventure.

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Laura Jeffries's avatar

I was the passenger in the back—the story tells all about the seating arrangement. I can’t drive a motorcycle at all, but this road is really for experienced riders.

I didn’t feel any kind of insecurity as we approached China. Thanh mentioned that Vietnamese people are permitted to cross the border as long as they return within the same day. He didn’t seem concerned.

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