We LOVE Northern Vietnam! ❤️ (Visiting Ban Gioc waterfall + Ba Be Lake by MOTORBIKE)

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The second half of our Northern Vietnam motorbike tour took us through the Cao Bang Province to Ba Be Lake National Park, with a stop at Vietnam's largest waterfall (Ban Gioc), two beautiful boat rides, an amazing homestay with the cutest puppies and local music and dancing, a little bit of a mishap, and so much more.

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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Pac Bo and the Lenin River
03:27 The cutest traffic jam ever!
03:52 Lunch at a local restaurant
04:31 The plan for the rest of the day
04:44 Thoughts on the motorbike after 4 days
05:40 Coffee break!
06:55 Đá cầu (Vietnamese game) break!
07:52 Thoughts on the scenery vs. Ha Giang
09:09 The BEST welcome committee ever!
09:42 Yen Nhi Homestay near Ban Gioc (Our FAVORITE night!)
12:05 Tich Truc Lam temple by Ban Gioc
13:36 Ban Gioc waterfall
16:52 Trying chestnuts
17:22 Riding along the China border
18:56 Road conditions & cell service along the way
19:20 Side trip to Angel Eye Mountain
22:04 We made it to Cao Bang!
22:47 The start of our final day
23:32 It’s raining today (our cute outfits)
24:37 Hieu looks like a….
24:58 Adam and Hieu crashed
26:43 We made it to Ba Be Lake
27:01 Ba Be Lake boat ride
28:21 The perfect final night
28:56 Saying goodbye 😭to our guides
29:07 Back to Hanoi!
29:30 Final thoughts on our motorbike trip

📍Locations in this vlog
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.

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