Yen Duc village's market and water puppets was the perfect way to round out our time in Vietnam.
Vietnam
When:
April/May 2017Where:
Vietnam
- Da Nang
- Hanoi
- Hạ Long Bay
- Hội An
- Ninh Bình
- Sa Pa
- Yen Duc
Yen Duc Village, Part 1
I know, I know. This is over a year old, but it's still worth posting, so gracias for your patience. Before arriving at our final destination of our time in Vietnam last May, I was a bit timid. Our boat ride in Bai Tu Long Bay had been a slight disappointment (in the management front, not the view!), and I had purchased an add-on day at a local village from Indochina Junk, the boat company, as they had a partnership with the local village. But when we pulled into Yen Duc Village, my humidity…
Bye, Bai Tu Long Bay
Bai Tu Long Bay with Indochina Junk gave us one of the best sunrises of our lives.
Hello, Halong
On Bai Tu Long bay, we cruised with Indochina Junk's Dragon Legend boat.
The Road Back from the Mountains
Is that a book title or something? It sounds familiar. What is not as familiar is the landscape we traversed back from Sapa, where we tried cupping for the first time, met local friends who held our hands as we hiked inches in the mud, hiked down the terraces, with the water buffalo, and took a rope bridge to lunch. Sapa remains one of the most hidden places we've traveled, a misted land of ancient traditions and welcoming souls. As we drove further from the China border back into Vietnam (with…
Nam Cang
Lunch at Nam Cang lodge wrapped up our days of hiking in Hoang Lien National Park.
Trekking and wrecking our shoes near Sapa
Our hikes through the remote village outside Sapa with Topas Ecolodge guide continued toward our lunch stop!
Hoang Lien National Park, Vietnam
The Nam Nhiu and Sin Chai villages were the first we hiked to on our Sapa trekking day.
Hiking the Red Dao Villages
In our walk through the village of Lech with the Red Dao tribeswomen we walked terraced rice fields of buffalo and the beginning of spring planting.
Sapa, Vietnam
Our stay at the Topas Ecolodge in Sapa, Vietnam in the Hoeng Lien Son mountains stunned us with beauty.