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Following a friendship made on the road, the trip’s final leg brings us to a house tucked away in a remote mountain village.
The four-part series World Theme Travel: Heart‑Throbbing Vietnam Mountain Trekking closes with an episode that visits the hometown of a friend met during the journey, offering an intimate look at daily life and community culture in a northern mountain village. The episode Where Is My Friend’s Home? airs on the 23rd and traces festivals, nature, and human connections around the Lao Cai region.
The journey begins in Tasi Lang village. Invited by a friend he met along the way, he arrives just as the village is preparing a longevity celebration for the friend’s parents. Before the feast, they stop at Hang Ttezzeo Falls, where a massive torrent creates a spectacular scene. Lee Chan-bin cools off under the falling water and plays for a moment, shaking off the fatigue of the long trip. The waterfall, hidden deep in the mountains, injects fresh energy into the final leg of the journey.
At the friend’s home, the whole village comes together to prepare the celebration. To mark this important day, residents gather, butcher a cow, and prepare the food themselves—clear proof that communal traditions are still very much alive. The banquet includes a variety of dishes made from freshly butchered beef and chewy rice cakes pounded by hand; every plate shows the time and care that went into it. When a banner celebrating longevity is hung and family and neighbors assemble, laughter and conversation fill the air.
In this village, they throw these celebrations for every elder who is over 70 years old. These events go beyond ordinary birthdays: the community gathers to honor and bless an elder’s life. Sharing food and laughter makes you reconsider what a feast really means. For a while, a stranger feels less like a visitor and more like a neighbor.
After the festivities die down, the travelers head to Thac Ba Lake for the final leg of their Vietnam adventure. Nicknamed the “Halong Bay on a lake,” the area is famous for a vast landscape dotted with roughly 1,300 islands. Nestled deep in the mountains, the lake offers a serenity and grandeur that differ from the sea. Boarding a boat and entering the lake, islands and waterways stretch to the horizon, deepening the mood as the journey winds down.
The lake brings unexpected moments. They taste freshly caught shrimp straight from a fish farm and savor the bright, clean flavor, then hop into a small boat with a fisherman to go farther out. As nets are cast and hauled, one large fish after another is pulled in—reminding viewers that this place is a living community, not just a sightseeing stop.
Lee Chan-bin befriends a fisherman who lives on the lake and visits his family on one of the islands. The family owns three of the roughly 1,300 islands and adjusts their crops depending on water levels. After sowing seeds and helping in the fields, mealtime arrives and fish grilled over an open fire turns golden brown. A meal shared on a remote island becomes a memory to keep.
The scenes at the end of the trip focus less on flashy tourist sights and more on people and everyday life: a mountain village celebration, daily life on the lake, and chance encounters that turn into friendships. The fourth episode, Where Is My Friend’s Home?, of the four-part World Theme Travel: Heart‑Throbbing Vietnam Mountain Trekking airs on the 23rd at 8:40 p.m.
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