# @storiesofshabeeb on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BruQ5xplRvK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61436088-storiesofshabeeb-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-12-23T08:18:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shabeeb Musthafa (@storiesofshabeeb) — https://gondola.cc/storiesofshabeeb

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23/07/2018 First day of riding in vietnam, left my hostel in Ho chi minh city early to avoid traffic! As always just before I started any big adventure I was a little apprehensive. Texted my little sister to tell her how much i love the family and that i am starting my journey... After about an hour of going away from Ho chi minh city, the stupidity by other road users started to wear down and it was getting rather clearer. I was still getting accustomed to the new road system and machine that I had, Sufat 110 Japenese engine they said (chinese said everyone else), was a beautiful Honda win-esque bike and I started to be emotionally attached to it from the beginning itself. It wasn’t the fastest bikes I’ve ridden, so I realised the first day itself that it will take me a lot more time to get to Hanoi than I initially anticipated. 
By afternoon, about 4 hours of riding I started to feel the heat. I barely had slept, I had done about only 150 kms in that 4-5 hours.. but had to find a place to stay...Another important lesson learned was that I shouldnt have booked my next Hotel which is 200 more kms away. So I now have to find a new one and lose the paid booking. After that, I decided to book it last minute, throughout my trip later, best deals I found are when I negotiated directly with the reception, I just look for Nha Nghi (hotels) and negotiate with all my will with the mighty google translator.

Blessing in disguise was that, on my first stay for the night, I found myself a tree house, it wasn’t listed online, run by a family. Two downsides were that the vile angry pet dogs they had and vile and wilder loud karaoke singing in the restaurant nearby. But $3, tree house, secured parking, two water bottles. I couldn’t complain. #storytime #traveldiaries #vietnamroadtrip #blessing #motorcyclediaries #storiesofshabeeb #shabeebmusthafa

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blessing, motorcyclediaries, traveldiaries, vietnamroadtrip, storytime, storiesofshabeeb, shabeebmusthafa

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