Ha Giang, Vietnam’s Nine Turn Road – Tham Ma Pass
Reading Time: 4 minutes PART 5: Northern Vietnam Adventure Series Route 2: Life Melody in A Rocky Kingdom Tham Ma Pass is a famous
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Ha Giang, Vietnam’s Far Side of the Moon – Sa Phin Commune
Reading Time: 3 minutes PART 5: Northern Vietnam Adventure Series Route 2: Life Melody in A Rocky Kingdom As we stood on top of
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Hmong King’s Palace – Vietnam’s Golden Triangle Opium Link
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ancient Sa Moc Trees lined up a 15 stone steps leading up into a fortress too big for the venerable commune of Sa Phin. With Cherry Blossom trees flanking the garden, the two story mansion stood right before us.
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Lung Cu Flag Pole: Vietnam’s Last Vestige
Reading Time: 4 minutes From the base of the mountain, it will take you around 380 steps to the entrance of the flag point. The base is carved with patterns of Dong Son drums, where the place got its name, thus a symbol of Vietnamese culture. Then a circular staircase with small crevices will give you a glimpse of what awaits at the top.
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Ma Pi Leng: The Legendary Mountain Pass Above the Clouds
Reading Time: 4 minutes It was both beautiful and dangerous – sharp and blind curves, hairpin switchbacks, and serpentine stretches of roads that is barely enough for two vehicles traversing the opposite directions. Boasting striking scenery amidst deep chasms, the mountain pass lives up to its name of being the most treacherous of the four great mountain passes of Vietnam (alongside Pha Din Pass, O Quy Ho pass and Khau Pha Pass).
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Hanoi, Vietnam: One Night Only in the Charming Old Quarters
Reading Time: 6 minutes The streets came alive again in a different setting this time, the stores were awash in the glow of neon signs of cafes, the amber glow from the restaurant dim lights, the flashy boutique’s mood lighting, and the makeshift festooned bulbs lining the low stools across the sidewalks.
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Ha Giang: A DIY Budget Travel Guide to Vietnam’s Final Frontier
Reading Time: 13 minutes Dramatic karst mountains, unbelievable vistas of rice terraces, mountain passes, and saw like jagged peaks jutting out from the sky, local hill tribes and locals with one of the most effusive hospitality ever, and many more – this remote and mysterious province deserves the limelight of it all.
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Ha Giang’s Ethnic Rendezvous: Dong Van Sunday Market
Reading Time: 7 minutes PART 3: Northern Vietnam Adventure Series Route 3: Sky Journey To Pride and Happiness The air felt so alive as
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Ha Giang Loop: A Journey through Vietnam’s Northern Frontier
Reading Time: 8 minutes Bing, our local guide, this time around started saying “Rất đẹp, now look, beautiful view….” as the dramatic canyon appeared. It was cut from down below by the glass like flowing surface of Nho Que River in pale aquamarine color as it contrasted the bucolic green and ghastly fog that afternoon.
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