Highlands of Vietnam

The next day, we made our way from Dong Van to Bao Lac. It's another long ride but a nice one.

The first part was gorgeous. The Ma Pi Leng Pass, famous for its views and impressively built by hand by the locals to aid travel amongst the remote communities among the hills. We made our way down one of the hill sides to the river below. Taking a boat, we went down through the gorge with the hills rising on both sides. It was a bit of a treacherous journey down but worth it for the views.

The rest of the day was around 3 hrs of twists and turns, through the hills east towards Bao Lac.

Bao Lac is not the biggest of towns. It feels a bit like how Long Son will be in about 3 years' time. There were a handful of restaurants and sat on the convergence of two rivers. A nice little area, if a little military focused.

The next day was much the same as before. Twisting through beautiful landscapes down towards Cao Bang.Read more