Travelling into the beating heart of Vietnam

By John Rozentals
February 26 2018 - 12:00pm
A highlight of a north-west Vietnam visit ... the market at Can Cau.
A highlight of a north-west Vietnam visit ... the market at Can Cau.

Don’t let anybody — not even your most trusted bestie — tell you that the overnight trip from Hanoi through rugged, forested mountain country to the provincial city of Lao Cai, on Vietnam’s north-western border with China, is one of the great railway journeys of the world, even if you are riding in a carriage quite ludicrously named the Orient Express.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Mudgee news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.