{"id":100,"date":"2025-01-23T12:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T11:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/?p=100"},"modified":"2025-01-23T12:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T11:02:48","slug":"day-4-4real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/day-4-4real\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 (4REAL)*"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heading up and up into the mountains of northern Vietnam, and there\u2019s a heavy low cloud hanging in the air, and it\u2019s very wet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This does not bode well for the next few days when I\u2019m supposed to be touring the Ha Giang loop, a scenic swoop through the mountains and up to the border with China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Except it seems like that scenery is going to be shrouded in mist and drizzle. 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