26/48.-Northeast Vietnam, rice paddies

To get to this part of Vietnam, you need a special permit. You also need a valid passport. Your guide will give you a form you have to fill up. I was told that citizens with certain nationalities were not allowed in the area. If you have a US passport you will not be able to come here. This is still considered a strategic province.

The government of Vietnam is spending a lot of money building broad roads to get to this mountainous region. The purpose of this investment is not to bring tourism here, but to have good roads in order to bring the army here as quickly as possible in case of a foreign attack.

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