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The Northeast Loop

A bucolic corner of Vietnam, the Northeast is a garden of rice fields, forests, lakes & rivers ambling through limestone corridors. This guide focuses on 5 motorbike loops on meandering back-roads & freshly-sealed highways through three provinces: Cao Bang, Lang Son & Bac Kan…

Ha Giang-Ba Be Lake-Cao Bang, road trip, Vietnam

The roads between the northern provinces of Ha Giang & Cao Bang travel through some of the most spectacular & remote regions of Vietnam. Here are three highly scenic (but not always easy) motorbike routes linking Ha Giang, Ba Be Lake & Cao Bang….

The Northeast Motorbike Loop, Vietnam

One of my favourite corners of Vietnam, this is my film of riding the Northeast Loop by motorbike…

Rice wine pudding

Fermented glutinous rice mixed together with an egg & steamed to create a mildly alcoholic rice pudding…..for breakfast

Ban Gioc Waterfall, Cao Bang, Vietnam, Travel Guide

One of Vietnam’s most impressive natural sights, Ban Gioc Waterfall is a magical destination on the Vietnam-China border in Cao Bang Province…

Pac Bo: Ho Chi Minh's Cave

In the winter of 1941, Ho Chi Minh returned to Vietnam for the first time in 30 years. For several weeks he lived in Pac Bo Cave. Right on Vietnam’s northeastern frontier with China, Pac Bo is an important historical site in an enchanting location…