Party Time in Bản Kịt

It wasn’t exactly how we planned to spend our day exploring the Natural Reserve of Pù Luông. And it wasn’t an experience we had really even considered within the realm of possibility. But when you find yourself invited to an alcohol-soaked community party in a remote Vietnamese mountain village, what are you going to do?

After sleeping surprisingly well in our ultra-rustic homestay, we awoke early and got on the road after devouring a breakfast of sweet banana pancakes. Our plan for the day...