Lan, with the Spaniards, showing the "magic plants" that pull away to the touch, only to flower back out an hour later.
View from our cabana-esque lunch spot, midway up the trail toward Ta Van, in the Muong Hoa (valley).
"My view of Paris...err, Ha-Noi"
Ha Long Bay (photo credit: Getty Images via Google)
In a few days we'll be crossing bridges, both literally and figuratively; anticipating to quell misunderstandings, and ignorance(s) of a place and people many of think we know.
