u/DustyBirdman

Hi friends! My partner and I are currently on a motorbike trip in Vietnam.

Our route so far has been:

Hanoi ➡️ Tam Coc ➡️ Mu Village ➡️ Pu Luong ➡️ Mai Chau ➡️ Moc Chau ➡️ Ta Xua where we currently are.

We are trying to plan out our route to Mu Cang Chai. We are two people riding one Honda RSX 110cc with two 30 liter backpacks, so the bike is fairly loaded up and has been doing fine so far, but the road up from Bac Yen to Ta Xua definitely felt like we were getting close to the motorbike's limits as we spent most of the ride in 1st and 2nd gear.

We are debating continuing past Ta Xua to Mu Cang Chai via Khau Pha Pass, but we're wondering if the road continues with similar conditions that we encountered from Bac Yen to Ta Xua or if the road conditions improve the further we go.

Our alternative route would have us backtrack from Ta Xua back down to Bac Yen and to Mu Cang Chai via Pha Din Pass.

Been a great trip so far and the views in Ta Xua are incredible, so if it's not a massive mistake to continue on we'd probably lean that direction.

Thank you r/Vietnam and thank you to this country and all the people in it who have made this trip so memorable.

Spent a bunch of time playing around with the Ask Maps featuew for planning a motorbike trip in Vietnam. Loved it! Super convenient way to get a functional route through some of the more remote areas.

Now of freakin course when I'm actually here in Hanoi, the Ask Maps feature has disappeared. Looks like it's only being rolled out while physically IN certain countries, despite the information it gave on driving routes here seeking to work great.

Is there any way to activate the Ask Maps feature while I'm here?