Matthew Wegner

In March, 2008, I joined 25 other riders to unicycle across Vietnam. It was an organized tour, put on by Ken Looi with logistics by Grasshopper Adventures.

Photos

I had a point-and-shoot camera with me, and took a pile of photos. 170 photos are posted here in my Flickr account. Some favorites:

Posts

I had wireless nearly every night, and posted about my journey while it was happening:

• Leaving for Vietnam (Packing list)
• It’s Travelin’ Time
• Flights are Long (Some thoughts on purpose of the trip)
• 24 Hours of Travel (On arrival in Vietnam)
• I Made It! (On arrival in Hanoi)
• 60 Seconds in Hanoi (Video taken at night)
• Sleepover in Halong Bay
• My First Riding Day (Rant about country’s reaction to unicycles)
• It’s Distance Time (We start the tour proper)
• Day 2 Complete
• Riding Continues
• Best Day Yet (And Nich’s crash)
• The Long Day: Complete
• Vietnam Panorama
• Hanging Out in Saigon (Final days)
• Vietnam Conclusion (Back in the states)

You can also just search Wordpress for posts tagged with Uninam.

GPS

I had my Garmin GPS unit with me, which I used to keep track of mileage. It also spews a bunch of stats:

• Day 0 (Circular trip around Hue)
• Day 1 (Hue to Lang Co)
• Day 2 (Lang Co to Hoi An) [Note: GPS battery died]
• Day 3 (Hoi An to Quang Nhai)
• Day 4 (Quang Nhai to Quy Non)
• Day 5 (Quy Non to Tuy Hoa)
• Day 6 (Tuy Hoa to Nha Trang)