Ha Giang Loop, Vietnam | Amazing Motorbike Adventure (Day 1)

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

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[@danisht]

Completed the Ha Giang Loop only a week after you posted this! One of the best experiences of my life!!! 😁

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

It was one of the best things I evert did

[@danisht]

Alexander Travelbum Crazy that I re-watched all your Vietnam videos before leaving for southeast asia (I did Singapore -> Malaysia -> Vietnam) and you happened to be travelling to Vietnam around the same time as well. Small world. It would have been so cool to meet you but I guess i missed you by about a week or so. I was also in Ho Chi Minh about a week after you were there lol

[@SlankNerd]

We just got back from a two month SE Asia trip, and the Ha Giang Loop was without a doubt the highlight. We met an English guy who very well might still be doing the loop. By the time we left Vietnam, he had been exploring every road for over a month.

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

It was a highlight for me too. Glad we got to see it at this time

[@Mrigler1999]

highlight for me to! its breathtaking... reminiscing through old footage with mixed emotions right now!

[@TheRealMr.Mountain]

I never comment but felt the need on this one. Doing “The Loop” in 3 to 5 days and getting drunk at your hostel at night means you missed out. Just did over a week out there and didn’t cover everything at all. There is the little paper map that essentially has a figure 8 on it. People ride a few days to the main towns and think they saw it all. I could have spent many days just doing day trips out of each town in directions that isn’t considered the loop. Meo Vac and Lung Ho are two of the best areas you will find out there. Not talking about scenic lookouts or towns themselves. I am talking about areas to explore around the towns. The H’Mong villages near Meo Vac and Du Gia are incredible! The Meovac H’mong Ecolodge outside Meo Vac was a great base point to explore that area and learn about the H’Mong people. Owned by a western educated English speaking member of the H’mong people. The standard Yen Minh then Dong Van then Lung Cu (Instagram picture trip) then out is what it is. If you truly want to experience that region of the country get off the loop itself and onto the paths less traveled. There are so many different groups of indigenous people that live there. If you love to ride, love different cultures,and want to see one of the most beautiful places on earth, then GO there! This places is unlike anywhere else in Vietnam because of the tribal people alone. Pictures and even these great videos do not do it justice! Some of the best motorcycle roads in the world! Go,Ride,Experience! When the pavement stops the real adventure begins! Edit: After watching our 3rd video... You stayed at the Ecolodge I mentioned. Excellent! I hope you rode to the top of the hill that was looking down on you when you were at the lodge? I hope you went to the river near there and got in a boat? I hope you rode past the dam and up towards the Chinese border? If not... Go back, ask for directions from the owner, and you will thank me.

[@matthewriley3778]

This video made me excited to go to Vietnam and it's funny because I live there 😂😂

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Haha that’s awesome

[@thepubquiz3198]

Ha Ha how long have you been there for ? and how cheap is the cost of living ?

[@matthewriley3778]

@@thepubquiz3198 I live in a beach town in the Central Highlands. It's way cheaper here than in Saigon or other bigger cities. The cost of living is ridiculously cheap. I'm thinking of doing some KZbin videos on it.

[@Mrigler1999]

@@matthewriley3778 hey man you'll love it! i done it a year ago its so awesome going back through old videos making it into 1 for everyone .... LOVEEE

[@reidwithrington8854]

Makes me really miss Vietnam. Beautiful video brother

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Thank you brotha 🤲🏻

[@jemellevantol8415]

I actually did the loop a few days ago too! I might have actually passed you at one time haha. It’s so beautiful isn’t? It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen 😍

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

It really is. Some of the best I’ve seen anywhere in the world!

[@jemellevantol8415]

Christian Altenhofer I did the loop in November! It was dry most of the time, only had a bit of rain on the last day

[@kingchakazulu7762]

As soon as pandemic is over, that is the first place im heading to, awesome vedio.

[@Angie.Globetrotter]

6:15 Oooh yes the food was great! The whole table full with different plates and bowls, full of real Vietnamese Food, not only PHO, this noodle soup is hanging out of my ears already. And because I was on a bus tour we drank much more of the "happy water" than 1 shot :D We had a home stay at the village mayor's house and he was extremely friendly and generous. We had a lot of fun! And NO hangover next morning.

[@anhmytran5574]

A hundreds for a meal? They are killing you. They are doubling the price.

[@MotorbikeTourVietnam]

Our 5-people group took off-road motorbike tours via Ha Giang loop several months ago. The loop route here is really impressive and exciting. The most terrific moment was when we passed through Ma Pi Leng pass while contemplating Nho Que river from above!

[@LocalFoe]

Have been traveling thru Europe for the last 2 months. Flying to Bali this Sunday to begin 6 months of touring SE Asia. Have enjoyed your vids and pulling as much info as possible from them. Please keep 'em coming. Enjoy!

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Awesome thanks for watching, I’ll keep it going and get you that adventure and info ✊🏻

[@maryegerton6848]

This is epic! The food looks beautiful and delicious. Actually my favourite thing about Vietnam was the food. Nice!

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Thanks! Yeah this was an epic trip and the scenery astonishing

[@bhavyamoudgil5021]

Heaven!😍🍃 Excited to see more!!💙

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

It only gets better and better ✊🏻

[@djvivienna]

Omg I watched your videos before I started my trip to get any tips and I love your videos and right now I’m in ha giang too and it’s so funny.

[@kieran2466]

Hell ya man! Glad you made it. Pumped to watch these upcoming vids!

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Thanks man! A few more coming

*The things you share are great *

[@Mrigler1999]

second that!!

[@vedungcu-thinghiemhoahoc]

Ha Giang is my hometown. Wish you have a fun and interesting journey.

[@priscillafrankson3780]

I will be heading to Vietnam after the Philippines and I cannot wait to do this! I just finished the Thakek Loop in Laos. I highly recommend if you haven’t done it already!

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

You’re gonna love it, and thanks for the tip! Will be going pretty soon

[@ernst565]

I stayed at that home stay the family was so nice

[@sdfkjllshadflhadfshl]

This is fantastic

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Thank you John ✊🏻

[@MyAtaulfo]

So nice ! I did it one month ago and it was espectacular ! 👌👌

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

One of the best things I’ve done in Asia. Glad to hear you got to it now. It’s going to change fast

[@Reactswithdalonvictor]

Nice video man

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Thank you, thanks for watching ✊🏻

[@Mrigler1999]

love your authentic style man its refreshing! i bet you get a good sense of pride when completing these videos, great success! im starting to get hooked myself and they're nothing compared to yours.... but every video gets better and betteer i suppose... how long have you been creating for ?

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Thanks a lot ✊🏻 I started this probably 3 years ago, and it is really great finishing these vids. Not just for now but to look back on

[@duong.nguyen12]

Hà giang, điện Biên, lào Cai, Lai Châu, Sơn La,Hòa Bình very nice

[@Angie.Globetrotter]

9:45 we had one with curtains between the beds, a bit more privacy

[@phanhuang]

go to cham island is very nice

[@mathieutallard6328]

Vietnam is a great country to travel. I did the center and down south. Forecast was too bad to do the north. Had enough of cold and rain and mountains and no beaches in Laos. Vietnam is changing. It s time to go while it still nice and affordable especially for the south. A big down side about the south, never saw so much plastic garbage in the sea and on the beaches. Was an eye opener. Plastic pollution is not a joke in some parts of the world and Vietnam is the worst for SE Asia. Hundreds of fishing boats throwing their garbages overbord every day don t help. I hope some day you will travel outside the beaten paths and make me say wow, that s where i m going next............But that would surprise me a lot....

[@6789uiop]

We went to HCMC, Da Nang and Nha Trang Jan-Feb 2020. Reminded me of Thailand in the early 90's. Beaches were pretty clean, lovely really, wonderful country and the govt/police were pretty impressive from a tourist's perspective. But the food was not good compared to Thailand, I liked Cambodia and Philippines better too. But the people were so rude and even mean- we wont go back. Was planning on retiring there. No way. I don't care about the cheating and stealing bit that people winge about, I've dealt with that a long time. The young people were often sweet though.

[@blood_n_guts_murphy]

I need to be online 5 hours a day but want to do the Ha Giang Loop. Do you think it is possible to just do a few hours riding each day and spend afternoons in an air con hotel working online? I just need stable internet and (ideally) air conditioned hotel rooms.

[@mickeyuk1]

Nice VLOG. Look forward to day 2. What was the hostel cost? Did include dinner Or breakfast.

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Thank you - it was only about $2 per night, I’ll have to add the prices in the next videos. This one didn’t include breakfast but it was very cheap. $1 each

[@jespermug1581]

Hi Alexander. Awesome video! In which month did you do this amazing loop? And would you recommend doing the loop during this time of the year?

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

I only went a few weeks ago so yes I recommend it. It’ll be similar to how it was in these videos

[@Dacooochie]

Do you use a specific camera mount when getting footage while riding the motorbike?

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Yeah I have a GoPro mouth mount. So I actually hold it in my teeth when I’m getting the footage

[@Dacooochie]

Alexander Travelbum Thank you very much amigo

[@niek2886]

Hey dude , the loop is awesome. I did it back in august. Where did you meet your travel buddies?

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

So awesome, I loved it. I met them in Ha Giang right before renting our bikes, and then met a few more just up the road and they joined for the rest

[@niek2886]

@@AlexanderTravelbum awesome, you gotta love that travel culture ✌

[@GTOoo]

Great video, man. So what happens if you get stopped by the police with out a driver's permit? Do they confiscate your bike?

[@alec7782]

When you decide to do this loop, do you have to book all the places to stay in advance? are they a combined package for every night or a different place and service for every night?

[@LordPenny95]

What’s it like travelling asia during the wetter months is it cold and wet all the time?

[@Angie.Globetrotter]

Asia is big and there is not everywhere the same weather. some places have monsoon rain, some not. so you have to check out which country in which time.

[@lovemafiax]

Which month did u do it? Its been my dream for A while... The weather seems perfect in your vid

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Just last week! I have a couple more videos coming. The weather was great the first day, then it got a little iffy as we got higher in elevation but the sun kept coming out. Overall, weather was pretty good

[@lovemafiax]

@@AlexanderTravelbum thanks:))

[@chessagratrix3862]

When it comes to the police checkpoint do you just pay a fine for not having the license and continue on?

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Yeah, it’s not bad. Just pay a fine, but typically it’s more of a bribe of whatever you have in your wallet that’s under the amount of the fine. If you carry only $10 with you, you can probably get by with that. It’s not usually a big deal in Vietnam

[@joinblessidnow6751]

How did you get your drone there to Vietnam? Does airport customs really confiscate drones?

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

I didn’t bring a drone, so not sure how it is in Vietnam

[@nl7002]

When was it filmed? November?

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Yes, November

[@mming_my]

International driving permit? How does that work?

[@oscargunn3335]

What camera are you using these days my dude?

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

I used the canon M50 during this filming, but I just got the Sony A7riii which is great

[@tientruong1379]

What part of the year did you go to Ha Giang?

[@danielsaaiman]

What time of year did you go? Weather looks so nice!

[@Pradologue]

Man this is awesomeeee. Damn 30% alcohol is crazyyy

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Thanks man ✊🏻✊🏻 yeah, we had a lot of that stuff up here haha

[@anhmytran5574]

No. It is the standard. Normally, a person consume 3 small cups (50cc a cup). Below that it cannot be burnt with a match.

[@yeulakho6574]

They should promote more fri endly tourism instead of police check points shaking people dow for money. Safe travel my friend 💟

[@alexbowers6705]

song at around 5 min?

[@smthmoobnyablaj3576]

Hi

[@Angie.Globetrotter]

you know this guys www.weridevietnam.com/ they also do great Drone footage! sometimes I wish I was a young man and could drive a motorbike.

[@thepubquiz3198]

If your six foot five what do you do on that bus ? lool

[@AlexanderTravelbum]

Be uncomfortable haha. Not much you can do. There is a row in the back that is better for tall people where it’s open at the bottom instead of having that little foot cubby

[@Angie.Globetrotter]

I'm short (1,60m) and even for me it's narrow, and almost no space for my smaller backpack with my laptop, which I never put in the luggage compartment, but in all its o.k.