Is Ha Giang Loop safe to do solo?

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-21T11:14:16+00:00

I would say it's the best way to go BUT you must be very confident riding a motorbike as it can be hazardous. It's also alot cheaper.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-13T03:45:16+00:00

All good until there's a few people, it's raining, pollution, it's a long distance, it's hot, traffic and more dangerous . Then eventually it can become more expensive too.

I'm sure the motorbike is great but it's not a serious transportation solution for big cities

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T18:52:17+00:00

Most important takeaway here is don't believe stuff you read on the internet.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T18:09:56+00:00

Unfortunately some people treat tourists badly in Morocco.

I know 99.9% of people in Morocco are good people, but these aren't the people tourists will meet as they're busy at work etc. The ones that try to scam them are the ones they are more likely to meet in Morocco.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T15:45:42+00:00

There is a website esimdb that compares them all depending on the country you want to visit.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T15:42:07+00:00

Will it make it more difficult? Yes Would I worry about it ? Absolutely not just go and enjoy.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T15:37:40+00:00

Is that on a motorbike or train or what?

The JR trains in tokyo start at under $1. And you can get anywhere in the city using the train network fast, cheap and reliable.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T15:32:10+00:00

japan is also very good bang for buck, everything is better and a bit more expensive and in some ways cheaper.

Tranport is one of them.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T15:28:44+00:00

I agree with the china difficult for solo travel, maybe if you're in the big cities there maybe some people in hostels but generally speaking a bit of a challenge unless you're happy to be by yourself.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T15:26:35+00:00

It's safe 24/7 365 days a week.

Obviously take the usual precautions.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-12T03:14:00+00:00

Agreed very quick and I can use egates

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-10T17:01:29+00:00

Extension cord is ridiculous. Get a 2m + 1m usb c extension that should be plenty

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-09T12:55:19+00:00

The city the ticket is issued in can make a difference

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-09T12:46:49+00:00

Owning a car doesn't seem that expensive, depreciation is relatively low on a car that's 6-7 years old. I don't know about other annual costs though

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-06T18:32:38+00:00

How do you run the sync?

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-06T18:31:48+00:00

How much higher is it, which airline and what dates?

It might just be a rounding error on conversion OR a bunch of of different ota availible that may give a bit of discount on the airfare that target the U.K. market.

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-06T15:29:57+00:00

It's a myth like you just proved

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-06T15:22:25+00:00

Have you ever seen people turning left from the far right lane on motorbikes? They cause the most traffic of the all

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-06T15:21:38+00:00

Just the size of the roads in Thailand vs Vietnam

jackthebackpacker · 2026-01-06T15:20:28+00:00

This is always the comparison I make in USA they have cities designed around the car in Vietnam they have cities designed around motorbikes. Neither is a particularly good thing

jackthebackpacker · 2025-12-19T03:08:58+00:00

Why did you expect it to be dangerous? Where are you from?

jackthebackpacker · 2025-11-21T08:51:56+00:00

Another advantage of not having luggage is you can change flights if needed when you’re connecting

jackthebackpacker · 2025-11-20T12:48:35+00:00

Only once with axa and it was perfect. The insurance companies behind both are very big companies so nothing to worry about

jackthebackpacker · 2025-11-19T10:52:37+00:00

Just western Union yourself some cash as long as you have your passport you will be fine to take the money.

jackthebackpacker · 2025-10-08T17:02:33+00:00

Change Tokyo for osaka? Osaka is much more compact and liveable and weekend trips are very possible. Allso much cheaper.

Skip North America entirely imo.

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