Venetia describes her stay at Topas Ecolodge, a beautiful mountain hideaway in northern Vietnam.
After a long journey up a winding road, we reached Topas Ecolodge, which lies in Hoang Lien National Park in northern Vietnam’s Lào Cai province. This secret hilltop hideaway provides an excellent base for day walks and longer treks through terraced paddy fields to reach H’mong and Dao villages, where traditional dress is still worn and ancient beliefs hold sway.