Solo Ride – Vietnam

I woke at 6am in the wooden homestay in Mù Cang Chải and stepped out to enjoy a coffee while taking in the view. The plan for the day was to explore the local area in the morning – there were a few recommended viewing spots I wanted to reach by motorbike – and then…

I woke up at 6am in Ta Xùa, just in time to catch the sunrise. Truth be told, I hadn’t had the best night’s sleep. The little wooden cabin I was staying in was quite remote, and with no one else nearby, it felt pretty isolated. In the early hours, I heard something scuffling around…

I was on the road by 6 a.m., hoping to beat the worst of Hanoi’s rush hour. The plan for the next five days is to explore northern Vietnam – a loop of around 900 km, roughly the same distance I would have covered had I been able to ride straight up from Hội An…

Day 11 I woke up in Hoi An to the sound of torrential rain and dripping water. Checked the forecast – and it was the same story for the next few days in both Hoi An and Da Nang. No choice really: time to head north. Looked at my options for getting to Hanoi and…

I woke up at 6am in my hotel in Quy Nhon, ready for the long ride to Hoi An. But when I looked outside, my heart sank – the wind was howling, and the rain was hammering down. I decided to wait it out in the hope the rain would stop. At around 11am, it…

I got up at 8am and checked the latest updates on Storm Fengshen. The eye of the storm was showing just off the coast of Đà Nẵng, but around Quy Nhơn – the next stop on my planned route – things looked fairy clear. A quick consultation with ChatGPT and I felt confident it would…

I got up early this morning and checked the latest on Storm Fengshen – not quite the update I was hoping for. The forecast showed the tropical storm still on track to hit Da Nang early Thursday, bringing strong winds, torrential rain, and the threat of landslides and flooding. Unfortunately, Da Nang is exactly where…

I woke up around 8am today but didn’t rush to leave the hotel. The plan was to get to Nha Trang – about 120km away – which should take between three and four hours depending on how leisurely I rode. That meant plenty of time to make use of the hotel facilities before setting off.…

Last night, the plan for today was to ride straight to Nha Trang and to get one step closer to Hanoi. But this morning, while sipping coffee and doing a bit of internet research, I read that the road from Da Lat to Phan Rang is apparently one of the best motorcycle routes in all…