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Sapa Town, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Sapa Town
Jan 29, 2005 (5 photos)

... and sisters do you have? Is that your husband? How old is he? How many brothers and sisters does he have? You like Vietnam?", etc, etc. Like Halong Bay, we saw no wildlife or even any birds. In talking with our guide he said that most of the ...

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Sarah, motorcycle babe...on a Vespa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Sarah, motorcycle babe...on a Vespa
Nov 16, 2003

... is too bad. It would have put Ansel Adams to shame. As would a picture of Phil and the H'Mong musician in the legendary Sapa Fife Off 2003, but I was too caught up in the moment. Please see Phil's travelogue for further details; I'm still too starstruck. ...

A travel blog entry by sarah
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Our last stop in Vietnam, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Our last stop in Vietnam
Sep 21, 2003

We're at the end of our 5 or so week journey up through Vietnam, in the small mountainous town of Sapa. The views of the lush green mountains are so amazing, it really is beautiful countryside. There are people from different hilltribes who inhabit the ...

A travel blog entry by lizandsteve
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The Gardens, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
The Gardens
Feb 28, 2007 (12 photos)

Photos from Sapa.

A travel blog entry by dane
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Last Few Shots of Sapa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Last Few Shots of Sapa
Mar 15, 2007 (5 photos)

Just a few shots that I never posted.

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My Newspaper Feature on Sapa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
My Newspaper Feature on Sapa
Mar 16, 2007 (17 photos)

... go to http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/MYSA011308_01Q_Sapa_5ba6fd_html.html The Price of Travel by Dane Phillips SAPA, VIETNAM - I am accustomed to transportation in the developing world. I have been on buses in which poultry outnumbered ...

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City in the Clouds, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
City in the Clouds
Feb 26, 2007 (20 photos)

... drive in it or accomplish anything. I just walked around looking at trees near the pub I lived in. But what we saw in Sapa was different. It wasn't fog, it was a cloud. I don't know that they're fundamentally different or share a different chemical make- ...

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Same Same...But Different, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Same Same...But Different
Feb 22, 2006 (6 photos)

... beginning place for Ho Chi Minh's revolution. I didn't have that time as my visa was expiring: one month in Vietnam sure went quickly. Instead, I experienced only the superficial, with a quick glimpse into Black Hmong living. The town of Sapa ...

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Back to Sapa with aching limbs, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Back to Sapa with aching limbs
Aug 23, 2008 (28 photos)

... Further along we cam across some Marajuana plants! It was growing randomly all around. Wierd scenario. We got ourselves back to Sapa after witnessing some more breathtaking views. Both this and Halong Bay have views to die for and it's hard to pick ...

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Up into the mountains for a trek, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Up into the mountains for a trek
Aug 21, 2008 (26 photos)

... the right spot (although nothing still beats Molly Malones in Siem Reap). Lorna and I then took a walk round the small town of Sapa and visited the markets and took in the views. One of the best views we got was from the veranda behind the Royal View ...

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Emmas in the sky with........ clouds and rain....., Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Emmas in the sky with........ clouds and rain.....
May 2, 2009 (58 photos)

... up but worry not, the photos for this entry are pretty much exactly the same. We thought "Oh yeah its summer now in North Vietnam of course it'll be sunny! AND the book says that between March and May are the best months to visit Sapa, weather wise." Well ...

A travel blog entry by emmaandemma
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Vietnam trip, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Vietnam trip
Nov 6, 2006 (54 photos)

... peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free." Ho Chi Minh in 1945 I took a group of 16 girls and 4 teachers to Vietnam to do a Duke of Edinburgh walk. We arrived in Hanoi, got the train to Sapa, walked, came back to Hanoi, got the bus to ...

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Enter Vietnam, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Enter Vietnam
Dec 30, 2004 (2 photos)

... arrived at the border town, had a very easy crossing into Vietnam, and hopped on a minibus crammed with people to head to Sapa, Vietnam. The views were great heading up the mountains, mist floating down,etc. Unfortunately, we ran over a dog on our way ...

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Mixing up with the tourists, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Mixing up with the tourists
May 1, 2008 (29 photos)

Mmm, Sapa, mmm, I wrote a storry on a girl from Sapa, but you'd have to wait for 3 weeks to read it. I'm too unmotivated to write anything else right now. Check out the pics.

A travel blog entry by orizarska
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Mountains and Clouds, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Mountains and Clouds
Feb 28, 2007 (26 photos)

There are tons of these photos, but it was just too cool.  I've never seen anything like it.

A travel blog entry by dane
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Hmmm Tice Terraces, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Hmmm Tice Terraces
Sep 17, 2008 (33 photos)

... well hard walked the 8km back to Sapa along the main road. We got some wonderful pics from this hike. Sapa is beautiful and a great part of Vietnam. I wished we had spent more time here. The next day we rented motorbikes and found a really nice spot ...

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Hidden Home, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Hidden Home
Feb 28, 2007 (14 photos)

Photos of the hidden home in Sapa.  This view was spectacular, and it was incredible to see how some people live.  It was obviously a very basic domicile, but it had charm.

A travel blog entry by dane
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A Walk in the Clouds, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
A Walk in the Clouds
Oct 29, 2008 (22 photos)

... so upon arriving in Hanoi, we went straight to find a few our companies that might take us to visit Sapa, a famous town in northern Vietnam where you can go for hikes and visit hill tribes... And that's just what we did... Ready to leave ...

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Recon in North Vietnam, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Recon in North Vietnam
May 19, 2006

... largely recovering from his illness whilst building himself a new life in Vietnam. After a quick trip to Halong Bay I headed up to Sapa, in North Vietnam where I hoped to find a project or two and a place for the volunteers to stay. Out of the bus I ...

A travel blog entry by paul
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Chilling in Sapa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Chilling in Sapa
Feb 25, 2006 (3 photos)

... most of way in our four berth compartment (sharing with 2 others) trains very clean but full of tourists (loads of French in Vietnam unsurprisingly) Arrive an hour late at 07.50 at Lao Cai on the Vietnamese/China border and get minibus 50k to Sapa. ...

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A Few Random Shots, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
A Few Random Shots
Feb 28, 2007 (6 photos)

These are just a few random shots from that same day.

A travel blog entry by dane
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Trekking around Sapa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Trekking around Sapa
Feb 27, 2006 (12 photos)

... Black H'mong tribe. She took us on our trek to Lao Chau and Ta Phinh which covered about 11km. We started in the clouds in Sapa but within about 20 mins it began to clear and we actually saw sunshine for the first time in a couple of weeks! Before we ...

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Sapa me up, big time, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Sapa me up, big time
Nov 10, 2005 (11 photos)

... , and maybe even still reading this nonsense I'm writing. :-) Sapa, for those who don't know, is a mountain town in North Vietnam, by the Chinese border, and famous not only for its beauty but also as a place to encounter some of the ethnic hill tribes ...

A travel blog entry by el_condor
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I made it to Vietnam! : Sapa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
I made it to Vietnam! : Sapa
Sep 27, 2006 (27 photos)

... as I had all things present and correct I passed through without hindrance. I jumped on a bus to nearby Sapa town up in the highlands of Northern Vietnam, with an Aussie couple I met on the bus. When we arrived we were immediately harassed by touts ...

A travel blog entry by roadtrip
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Sunrise in Sapa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Sunrise in Sapa
Mar 14, 2007 (45 photos)

... that I wasn't that funny, that she wasn't that cute, and that my friends should not start a band. That morning in the terraces continues to impress me, and I'm sure it will for years to come. Dane Phillips Sapa, Vietnam Travel Writing and Photography

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The Village People, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
The Village People
May 24, 2005 (4 photos)

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Hilltribe areas of Sapa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Hilltribe areas of Sapa
Feb 25, 2006

... so glad that I did because we walked through some spectacular scenery, just a stone throw away from the culture of Northern Vietnam. We walked through many local villages and had the opportunity to meet the unbelievably friendly people of the region. ...

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Sapa, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Sapa
Jan 5, 2005 (5 photos)

Sapa

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Weekend Market, Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
Weekend Market
Feb 25, 2007 (23 photos)

... the area. In some cases it's 20 houses and terraced farming, in others it's a few huts and a small patch of tilled land. Sapa is where they meet to socialize, buy their provisions for the weeks, sell their goods, and now, to hawk their wares to tourists. ...

A travel blog entry by dane
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When the rain comes..., Sapa, Vietnam travel blog
When the rain comes...
May 23, 2005

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