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The Hai Van Pass in Vietnam separates North and South Vietnam. And that’s where I had to go. When I asked at the hotel about the best way to get from Hue<\/a> to Hoi An<\/a>, the helpful receptionist advised me to take a motorcycle with a driver. Okay, then just with the motorcycle. If I hadn’t met two English girls in Hanoi on a boat tour through Halong Bay<\/a>, who had done the same trip in the opposite direction and were totally enthusiastic about it, I probably would have decided against it.<\/p>\n\n

By motorcycle over the Hai Van Pass in Vietnam: An adventure.<\/h2>\n\n

On a motorcycle? With 18 kilos of luggage (yes, I travel like a total girl)? The way they drive here? Never. But I couldn’t get the enthusiasm of the two girls out of my head – and I calmed myself down with the thought that they had survived the trip unharmed after all.<\/p>\n

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Hai Van Pass in Vietnam: Endless serpentines<\/h2>\n\n

The temptation was there. The route from Hue to Hoi An is very picturesque because it leads right over the Cloud Pass, a mountain range that cuts a swathe through the country and separates the north from the south of Vietnam both geographically and meteorologically. Alternatively, you can travel the route by train, bus or private car.<\/strong> I already knew the train<\/span><\/a>I already knew the train, but the car was too expensive on its own and the bus takes you through the tunnel under the mountains without any panoramic views.<\/p>\n\n