{"id":247,"date":"2025-01-31T13:43:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/?p=247"},"modified":"2025-01-31T13:43:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:43:46","slug":"day-12-hoi-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/31\/day-12-hoi-an\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 12: H\u1ed9i An"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not much to add here today, to be honest. I\u2019m still here in H\u1ed9i An, and today took another walk round the central streets (in the daytime, this time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bought a <em>very genuine <\/em>Nike wide-brimmed hat for 4.60\u20ac which was a relief to my ears and neck. Saw a couple of cute young puppies and played with them for a bit. I think they were Rottweilers or some kind of Ridgeback. Adorable anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2926-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2926-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2926-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2926-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2926-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2926-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2926.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Both pups playing. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2928-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2928-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2928-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2928-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2928-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2928-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2928.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Female pup. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2930-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2930-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2930-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2930-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2930-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2930-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2930.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Male pup. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other news I got my visa for Laos so that\u2019s a possibility now. Booked a couple of nights in \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng because flying anywhere right now is pretty expensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s about it. Yes, H\u1ed9i An is cute in places, but I won\u2019t hurry back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2937-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2937-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2937-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2937-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2937-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2937-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2937.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old town from the bridge to Cam Nam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2940-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2940-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2940-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2940-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2940-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2940-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2940.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boats at the waterfront. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2942-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2942-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2942-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2942-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2942-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2942-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2942.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Art performance house. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2945-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2945-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2945-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2945-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2945-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2945-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2945.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Traditional house \/ trading room. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2951-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2951-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2951-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2951-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2951-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2951-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, 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