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Where to in October?

The October issue · new on the 1st

i.

In season now

Buckwheat in bloom with tiny pink and white flowers among heart-shaped green leaves in Dong Van, Ha Giang.From Oct
Photo: Vuong Tri Binh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ha Giang · Oct–NovBuckwheat flowers

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iii.

Opening in Oct

Activities a source says happen here, in this window.

  • Cat Ba Island · Oct–AprMotorbike loopRoads get dangerously slippery after rain, so if you are not an experienced rider take a taxi in wet weather. The road up to Pháo đài Thần Công is steep and winding. The last few km into Việt Hải village are gravel. Avoid riding unfamiliar roads after dark.

Just ended: Fishing · Cat Ba Island (May–Aug); Snorkelling · Phu Quy Island (Mar–Aug); Freediving · Phu Quy Island (Mar–Sep) — see you next season.

iv.

One story

Modern Heritage · The Ho Chi Minh Torch – Phu QuyA Torch as Tall as a Birthday“Picture a torch on a mountaintop in the middle of the sea, standing 19.5 metres tall. The number was chosen on purpose: 19 May is President Hồ Chí Minh's birthday, a date Vietnamese people learn in school.”Read on →

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v.

From above

Nui Chua National Park · 18 pointsOpen the map

Photo: Dotrihieu · CC BY-SA 4.0

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