What are the best cities and spots to attend the traditional festival of lights, known as Loy Krathong festival in Thailand.
Back in Hanoi after 5 years: between memories, changes and immediate impressions, here is what the Vietnamese capital left me this time.
The last stage of this stay in the north of Vietnam, wanting to see something different (reference to the passage to Lake Babe normally done), we stopped there for a night before returning to Hanoi
That was basically why I wanted to visit the area, so was it really worth it? Just from the photo above, I think you can guess the answer ;-) Find the viewpoint, thanks
We were nearing the end of our stay in the mountains of North Vietnam. If you looked at my itinerary (see here), you might have noticed that we decided not to visit Babe Lake, the photos of which can be seen on
Our visit to Cao Bang was for the sole purpose of taking a trip to the Ban Gioc Falls, these waterfalls which, like Niagara Falls or Iguazu Falls to name just these two, are located
This day saw us rally Bao Lac to reach Cao Bang, our base, to then go see the Ban Gioc waterfalls, a must-see in the region. This was to be a fairly short day given the
Between Dong Van and Meo Vac, the Road to Happiness crosses the Ma Pi Leng Pass, offering some of the most impressive, dizzying panoramas in northern Vietnam.
I told you the other time about a palace of a local Hmong "king" in Bac Ha. I was surprised to see that there was also another local "king" (in any case, a powerful and influential family) in the mountains of Dong Van.
What you need to know to get your driving license in the border area with China, in the far north of Vietnam, if you are traveling by motorbike.
What was supposed to be a rather quiet day, with 80 km to cover between Vinh Quang and Ha Giang, turned out to be a long day and we happily reached 150 km, almost double what was
The mountains of northern Vietnam are full of small villages where all varieties of ethnic minorities are scattered. They meet at least once a week to sell their goods at the market. If we had just seen the one in
When we hear about the Bac Ha market, we think of this joyful and colorful meeting place teeming with people, animals and goods of all kinds, a place where all these ethnic minorities of the north meet
Let's continue this motorbike journey through the mountains of northern Vietnam. We are still in Sapa, and on this misty morning, we were first going to take a tour of the Sapa market before heading back to our
Sapa, a mountain town perched at an altitude of 1 m. This is a visit that is more my wife's than mine. When planning our trip to northern Vietnam, I would have gladly skipped Sapa if it
Taking a motorbike road trip in northern Vietnam involved choices. Bringing the motorbike with us from Hanoi was one of them. The reason is simple: it seemed easier to have the motorbike with us than to be
What is Halong Bay on land? It is a landform called "karst," meaning rock whose particular shape has been shaped by the action of water. If in Halong, these pieces of steep cliffs emerge from the water,
2 weeks in northern Vietnam is both a little and a lot
Review of this memorable road trip in the mountains of northern Vietnam. Here is a summary of the stages and our itinerary as well as the cost of this journey.
Mukdahan is a small town, bordering Laos just opposite, only separated by the mythical Mekong.