Ba Be National Park, micro hydro electric scheme, time slowed down


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February 26th 2010
Published: March 5th 2010
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26/2/10 - Ba Be National Park is 240km northwest of Hanoi, it takes about 6 hours to drive there along a mixture of highway and then windy back roads. The countryside along the way is hilly and the roads were lined with a lot of school kids on bicycles. The country was dryer than that around Cuc Phuong and there had been a drought in the area over recent times. Many of the towns we passed through... Read Full Entry



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around Ba Bearound Ba Be
around Ba Be

ginseng wine with the village leader. not a bad drop!
around Ba Bearound Ba Be
around Ba Be

Hang shows Lorenza a medicinal plant
around Ba Bearound Ba Be
around Ba Be

on our way to meet with the head of the Women's Union
around Ba Bearound Ba Be
around Ba Be

on our way to meet with the head of the Women's Union
wine making ingredientswine making ingredients
wine making ingredients

you need this to make corn or rice wine. note the pork & sausage hanging to smoke & dry
wine making ingredientswine making ingredients
wine making ingredients

you need this to make corn or rice wine
the boat is there somewherethe boat is there somewhere
the boat is there somewhere

trying to signal to our boat driver to come for lunch
more herbal winemore herbal wine
more herbal wine

another good drop



8th March 2010

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Thanks for your blogs about northern Vietnam. I have linked your Ba Be and Cuc Phuong blogs to my Vietnam Guide blog, so that other travelers can find information about these places.

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