A group of 9 Australian tourists on a 4-day trip to Ha Giang had several memorable experiences, including moving bricks under the midday sun and carrying motorcycles through flooded roads.
Familiar streets awash in national flags and people in star-spangled attire offered international visitors a unique and striking impression of Hanoi during the 2/9 holiday.
Nearly 30 years after her trip across Vietnam, British traveler Linda Tobey still cherishes every photograph, travel brochure, train ticket, and vivid memory of the journey she likens to "an adventure."