In an ever-more connected world, finding somewhere that still feels “off the beaten track” is a bit like finding that pot at the end of the rainbow.
So when I heard about the Ha Giang loop – a 300-mile motorbike journey through the mountains of northern Vietnam that promised untouched landscapes of soaring limestone karsts and kaleidoscopic canyons – my ears pricked up. I booked a flight and joined a group tour with a local operator.
