{"id":35,"date":"2025-01-12T13:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2025-01-14T07:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T06:27:38","slug":"the-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/the-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"The plan."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a six-week journey. Mostly in Vietnam, but jumping into Cambodia to see Angkor Wat and then finishing with a few days in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This map gives an idea of my route. But all things are variable, I&#8217;m not too tightly tied to being in particular places and particular times \u2013&nbsp;except for flights, of course&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red lines are flights. Blue lines are buses. Turquoise lines are trains. Pink lines are motorbikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I start in Hanoi, but get there via HCMC. Then I head to Ha Giang for the relatively well-known loop through the uplands there. Tet, the Vietnamese new year happens while I\u2019m there so all bets may be off after that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a quick overnight in Hanoi I\u2019m off to Hue, Da Nang and Hoi An.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Da Nang I\u2019ll pick up another motorbike and ride part of the Ho Chi Minh Road, up to Phong Nha (supposedly the best biking road in Vietnam). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then reverse direction and go back on myself down to Kon Tum and Da Lat. Last part in Vietnam is to stay in HCMC for a few days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick hop to Siem Reap to take in (and around) Angkor Wat, before rounding off things with a couple of days in Singapore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Asia2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Asia2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Asia2025.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Asia2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Asia2025-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Asia2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.thatmanmatt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Asia2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rough idea. 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