Overview
- Tommy Lamb, 18, reported a serious motorbike crash in Vietnam that left him with a fractured skull, a broken nose, and multiple cuts and bruises.
- He spent days recovering alone in a hospital in Haiphong and in a nearby hotel, describing the isolation as a mental challenge.
- He says he remembers nothing of the incident and was told he drove off the road and hit a metal pole.
- He expects to resume his overland journey in roughly two weeks, despite his mother urging a longer rest after consulting a doctor and AI advice.
- His route has included Albania, Iran, China, and a police–military escort through Pakistan’s Balochistan as he pursues an overland push to Australia inspired by a story about the Lonely Planet founders.