Northern Vietnam

While most hikers come to Sapa for the cascading green terraces, few realize they are walking over one of Southeast Asia’s greatest archaeological mysteries. Nestled between the villages of Hầu…

If you’ve spent any time in the global hiking community, you know that “Sapa Fatigue” is a very real condition. Don’t get me wrong the Indochinese roof is iconic for…

As we push into the farthest reaches of Hà Giang, where the mountains turn into jagged teeth of limestone and the borders of the world seem to blur, I will…

I’ve seen many travellers arrive in our valley with heavy suitcases full of things the mountain simply doesn’t want. In Sapa, the weather is a fickle neighbour it can be…

There’s a moment in Ha Long Bay that day-trippers rarely experience the hour after the last excursion boats leave, when the bay exhales and settles into itself. The engines fade,…