This is written for someone about to do their first motorbike trip in the northern highlands. Not a packing list copied from elsewhere, but the things we watch travellers get
Most visitors to Ha Giang ride the karst loop and go home. Hoang Su Phi lies in the opposite direction — the western side of the province, towards Lao Cai
Riding into Tet: Ha Giang, Dien Bien and Lai Chau at Lunar New Year Tet is the one time of year when Vietnam genuinely stops. The cities empty, the workshops