{"id":10536,"date":"2019-01-22T06:33:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T05:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=10536"},"modified":"2025-12-05T05:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:39:38","slug":"winter-17-18-from-a-loui-to-phong-nha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/winter-17-18-from-a-loui-to-phong-nha\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 17\/18 \u2013 From A Loui to Phong Nha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Had a nice evening with Rin in A L\u01b0\u1edbi. Slept well at the Thanh Quang Guesthouse. After a coffee, it was time to put the bag on the bike. Paid the room and I was on the move again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Less<\/picture>
Fewer and fewer trees every year I ride that stretch of road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Truong<\/picture>
Truong Son road – Ho Chi Minh trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No need to type in that web sites. One is dead and the other one leads to a big site where you will not find anything if you do not speak the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ho<\/picture>
Not sure for whom they put this sign up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Forrest<\/picture>
Still you find big trees from time to time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Slash<\/picture>
Slash and burn along the road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/picture>
The forest goes so fast and becomes farmland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Clear<\/picture>
All over Vietnam it is the same. Only in the North where it is still green it is evident. Not a lot left in the South anymore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/picture>
A mountain with a forest hat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"I<\/picture>
I bet you – next time it will look different<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Finished<\/picture>
Took quite a while but the dam is finished<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have two pictures from Winter 15\/16 and Winter 16\/17 in this blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Forest<\/picture>
Forest up at the top – farmland below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"No<\/picture>
If you have farmland up in the mountains you need streets that will kill the farmland below. As long as you own the farmland on top it does not matter to much for you. But if you have the land below you wont be happy. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Night in Khe Sanh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stayed at my usual Guesthouse in Khe Sanh. Had some dinner and a early night. The next day I continued my ride to Phong Nha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ngoc<\/picture>
Ngoc Chau Guesthouse in Khe Sanh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Ngoc<\/picture>
My room at the Ngoc Chau Guesthouse in Khe Sanh. Sports a TV, hot shower, toilet, fan, Wifi, and AC for 6 US $.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Seating<\/picture>
Seating area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Door<\/picture>
Entertainment at the wall and the door towards the private bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bathroom<\/picture>
The bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today I drove only 106 kilometer in 3 hours. Not really to much but no way to drive from here all the way to Phong Nha if you start as late as I usually do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n