Coming to Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia from Denmark

[Charlotte]

Hi ya'll
exiting to be here!
My name is Charlotte and I will be coming to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from december and staying for 3 months.
I am thrilled to say the least and am about to plan the trip. Or rather do some research about places to stay and what to see.
First of all, I would love to do some offroading/enduro and looking for places to do this that are not too expensive - or even better, to find people I can ride with and perhaps, rent a bike from them?
I don't want to plan too much - I love the feeling of having the possibility of doing exactly what I want
If possible I would also like to do some volunteer work, so If you know a place that could use a helping hand perhaps I'm the Girl for it
I am looking into the option of buying a small bike/scooter and travel this way - though must admit I'm a bit anxious of the traffic in the large cities..there's just so much a throttle Can do ;-)
If you have any recommendations about basically anything, I will gladly listen.
Thanks and all the Best!
Charlotte

 

[bsacbob]

Charlotte, first of all welcome to Ride Asia after your initial signing up difficulties.

Maybe it would be better if you could best explain your itinerary ie; where do you plan to start your trip, i see you own a WR250 so do you plan off road or paved routes on your trip or a mixture of both, have you budgets in mind for a bike purchase and daily expenses ?

 

[Charlotte]

Hi Bob
thank you very much for your help with the signing up and for this advice.
I Will start out in Hanoi and buy a small bike there ( something like the Honda Win) and use this for my travelling on the main roads. Besides that, my plan is to rent an offroader - like my WR- and do some offroading when ever its possible. This would probably be with a guide or small group, I could imagine. So any advice on places to do this, would be very much appreciated.
At this point, I cant tell you of a specific route I want to take. Much of the adventure for me, is taking one Day at a time and to whatever destination I feel like. I might get closer to a route, when I figure out places to do some nice offroad tours and then make my decisions based on this.
Thanks, Charlotte

 

[Lone Rider]

In case you want to do some offroading in/around Hanoi you could have a look at Flamingo Travel and see what they have to offer in terms of bikes at http://www.flamingotravel.com.vn/rentals/ and self guided tours at http://www.flamingotravel.com.vn/guided-tours/

 

[bsacbob]

You may want to look at this active thread covering similar details.

http://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/general-discussion/8234-se-asia-trip-%96-where-start.html

 

[Nightrider70]

If you come to Cambodia, Siem Reap probably has the most off-road tours.

http://www.cambodiatrails.com/ is one example.