The following day was bitter sweet. It was the last day of the Ha Giang Loop for me and at the same time it was gearing up to be the most incredible day on this motorcycle journey. I felt lucky to have perfect weather for these past couple of days. I really didn't think this following day could be…
Finally, the day I would start the Ha Giang Loop was here. I was looking forward to it since the start of this trip. I found out about Ha Giang Loop some time when I was still in New Zealand, but I didn't do a thorough research on it so I didn't really realize how big of a deal it is and how…
The goal for the day was to reach Sapa, far in the Northern Vietnam. I visited Sapa once before in 2017 and the weather in Sapa tends to be a bit rough around this time so I did not intend to have a long stay. Sapa can be incredibly beautiful around the right time of the year. I have seen some…
The route to Luang Prabang was a spectacular 2 day journey and is one of my favorite routes on this entire trip. The road was in excellent condition with very little traffic on it going really high in the mountains. I kept going up and up while occasionally stopping and looking back on the road I…
The first full day of riding in Laos I spent on the Thakhek Loop, a very popular motorbike loop usually done in 3-4 days. I didn't intend to do the entire thing, however. I planned on sticking to it for as long as it is part of my route. In the middle of this loop is located a nice cave called Kong…
Phong Nha is a beautiful place that can take weeks to fully explore. There are many caves in the region accessible to the public and perfect for day trips as well as a multi day exploration. Phong Nha is also home to the largest cave in the world called Hang Son Doong. This cave is ridiculous, it's…
It was time to continue on from Khe Sanh and fortunately the weather looked much improved for the day but it still looked a little sketchy further North. I was in the mountains so I couldn't really expect stable weather conditions so I just made my peace with it and started the day. I had about…
Weather in Hoi An was starting to worsen so I left early and was riding fast. I was in a race where the only participants were me and a large black cloud. The weather forecast was good for the mountain region where I was headed and I was praying that it would stay that way. I had a lot of driving…
The next few days was going to be a pretty straight forward ride along the coast. To be honest I wasn't too excited about it but I did feel good to have some easy driving again. This wasn't the case. This coastal road is a highway and the main route for trucks and tourist buses. Tourist bus drivers…
So I made back from Cambodia in one piece ready to start what would be much more challenging part of this journey. Vietnam is a different beast when it comes to riding a motorcycle. Due to its huge population and relatively small size of the country roads are incredibly packed especially in such…
