The Ha Giang Loop: Motorbikes, Mountains & Memories

Hello and welcome back to another video. This week you join us for the Ha Giang Loop, the infamous motorbike tour in northern Vietnam. The locals call it the rock park and we soon found out why. This was so much fun. But it wasn't just about the bikes. With all the stops along the way, this was a serious adventure. Strap yourselves in for some banging scenery, unique sightseeing and a few try not to cringe moments. Happy water. Everybody happy water right? Yeah. I'm happy water every night. Who's gonna not be picked? Ready to go. Look who we found. In the vlog, Bestie's house arrived. Finish the loop. Long, long day. It's made my day seeing these two. Thank you. On this stop of the tour, we got to see how local women make their textiles. First, the thread is spun using this foot powered machine. The thread gets wound around sticks, ready for weaving. Next, the fabric starts to take shape. The threads are woven together one by one to build the cloth. Once it's woven, the cloth is pressed by rocking side to side over this wooden roller. This helps smooth and tighten the weave. Finally, the design is painted on by hand, giving each piece its own style and story. These rich men over here, this is the coffee. Nice pieces. We've just got to accept life as it comes. Should we bring it to the front? Good morning. It's day two on the hijang loop. And we are ready and raring to go. We've got, I've got my white hat on. Is that real? Yeah, that is real. So saucy. It's a bit worrying. A little bit worrying. Breakfast was rice and nice. And with wasp infestation. I'm excited. I feel like the butt cheeks are going to be like throbbing after this day. However, it's going to be a good one. And let's just hope and pray that it's not 100% brain. Someone's staying with me. I'll update you on the bike. Some more scenes. Day two. April, what did you order? A Vietnamese coffee. Let's try it. Splendid, let me tell you. Should I tell you the taste? Yeah, explain. A really, really strong double shot espresso with coconut cream. Kind of like the texture of a McDonald's McFrappy. It's got air in it. It's been blended. It's been fluffy. I feel like a crack head. So this is our leader. When the heavens opened, our easy drivers pulled through. We pulled over to the side of the road and put on these huge ponchos, which kept us nice and warm and dry. Should I write, I love you? I love Spain. Oh, is that it? Why? Are you disgraced by us? Okay. Yeah. You're demons now, guys. Like, bless yourself. Okay. It's a bit slower. All right. The water here runs through the Tucson Canyon, known as the deepest canyon in Southeast Asia. Gliding through the canyon was so peaceful compared to being on the back of a motorbike, and it was such a relaxing way to end day two. On day three of the loop, Meg and I split off from the rest of the girls to head back to Hanoi. Meg would then fly home, and I went straight to a nearest pharmacy to cure a mystery allergic reaction and a lovely spot of tonsillitis. It was such a shame to have to cut it short, but I decided that a few days in the city would do me some good. The others carried on with the four-day tour and headed straight to Sapa for more hiking and greenery. I'll rejoin the girls in next week's video where we head to Ninh Binh. But for now, all that's left to say is thank you so much for watching. Drop a like if you enjoyed and a comment so I know you did, and I will see you all next week for another video. Bye!