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Day 4 : Sapa - let the treks begin
May 8, 2005
(19 photos)
"Finally we got to Sapa. Out of the car into the mountainside. Now we had a 3 day trek ahead of us up, down and around the hilly mountain sides. The first day it was lashing raining ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
bantman
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Sapa
Apr 22, 2006
(4 photos)
"We decide to do Sapa on our own rather than opt for a tour. We get the overnight train to Sapa from Hanoi which leaves at 9:20pm and gets in about 6am (to Lao Cai). We opt for a so ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
cath_rich_rtw06
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Sapa and the long winding road to Lijang
Mar 26, 2008
"Well, we last left you with news of Hanoi and we have been rather busy since then! We took the sleeper train from Hanoi to Lao Cai on the Chinese border. My friend Felicity had rec ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
mattgavin
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Sapa - Hill Station of the North
Dec 1, 2005
(6 photos)
"So, the story goes something like this. Dutch woman becomes infatuated with younger Vietnamese man. Hires him as her personal tour guide for 7 days. On the last night together, she ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
loguer
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Sapa - northern hill station near China
Aug 20, 2005
(7 photos)
"Sapa was by far the highlight of Vietnam. A small town in the mountains not far from the Chinese border, Sapa gave us a chance to see some traditional hill tribes in their native s ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
khushandniraj
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"Where in the World" with Threasa Mannion
Mar 19, 2007
(3 photos)
"There are loads of places in Hanoi that try to sell you trips to Sapa. So we thought that it must be the place to go to have a look at....so we did. We booked a four ni ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
raycoleman
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Rice Terraces, Redux
Apr 17, 2008
"Wow... I thought the rice terraces at Banaue where stunning, but the sheer number of terraces found in Sapa boggled the mind. Then again, the time Auntie Gigi and I wen ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
bananita
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Sapa
Feb 7, 2008
(6 photos)
"I take the night train to Sapa. This in itself is great fun as the train is like something from a Victorian murder mystery. However, no one dies and we arrive earl ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
jacketdave
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Sapa
Dec 9, 2006
(6 photos)
"I took the overnight train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, a town located in the northwest of Vietnam. It was only 300km but the train ride took 9 hours! From Lao Cai, it is ano ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
davejin
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Sapa
Apr 5, 2008
(23 photos)
"Sapa was so beautiful but a massive let down never the less. We booked it thinking it would be like the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia that we loved, nice and quiet town with peacef ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
stalee
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Bac Ha Market
Jan 7, 2006
(23 photos)
"Crossing the border was a comedy of errors. First on the Chinese side the immigration bloke read my visa wrong and thought I over stayed it. He got somebody else involved, who then ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
york_tyke
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Sapa
Sep 26, 2005
(3 photos)
"Our first sleeper train!! and what a nightmare it was, narrow hard beds, unbeleivably noisy engine, and in the middle of the night there was some kind of problem with the toilet wh ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
duncanemma
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Sapa
Feb 17, 2007
(20 photos)
"We got to Lao Cai on the train and had to get a mini bus to Sapa. The views were stunning, the nicest we'd seen so far in Asia. The town was set on the side of valley with mo ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
aoifeandtadgh
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Trekking thru ricepaddies amid lots of locals
Jan 14, 2007
"Nate and I just finished up 4 nights up in the NW mountains in a village called Sapa. It's a nice little town, from what we could see of it since we were in intense fog a vas ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
kskye1
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Sapa
Aug 25, 2006
(10 photos)
"Are we jaded world travellers? Sapa, despite all the hype and recommendations from other travellers, didn't take our breath away. It was a great spot to hang out for a few days tho ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
dna
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Eco-lodge, Tam Kim Village
Sep 4, 2007
(16 photos)
"We arrived in Lao Cai train station at 5.00am and were woken up by the conductor rapping on the door. Neither of us slept very well on the night train- although it w ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
benandnicola
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Rebel without a clue...
Mar 3, 2008
"For anyone concerned, I am still surviving despite a very miserably Saturday spent replenishing my lost items and generally feeling sorry for myself... I did not help matters by bi ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
turnernz
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The Parents Arrive
Sep 2, 2006
(6 photos)
"Mum and Dad arrived on the 1st of September for a 3 week holiday in Vietnam. Dad described the streets of Hanoi as like being at a show grounds - lots of noise, lots of people We c ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
geppa66
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Among The H'mong
Apr 20, 2007
(14 photos)
"Yeah, its another one. I've been plotting my retirement again, and Sapa would do nicely. Sapa is 38km away from the border with China, sufficiently remote that any travel agent fig ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
claude_and_iain
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Sapa
Nov 27, 2007
(68 photos)
"Story in progress. ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
eric
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SAPA
Mar 7, 2008
(5 photos)
"Well, after an overnight train from Hanoi we are currently waiting for our trekking to begin - our guide a young woman "pang" already introduced me to the foot stomping game - as w ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
herbst83
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Trekking through Mountain villages
Apr 25, 2007
(50 photos)
"After arriving back from our Halong Bay tour, we decided to try and catch an overnight train to Sapa, a village in the north west part of Vietnam. After eating pizza at a cafe (tak ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
monita
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Sapa In the mountains Simply Beautiful
Apr 12, 2007
(21 photos)
"We headed North From Ho chi min City by plane to Hanoi and jumped on the Night train to Lao Cai. The train Station is 5 blocks away from the China Boarder. We then proceeded ..."
A travel blog entry from SAPA by
ald10
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Fun in Sapa/plus some more Hanoi
Feb 13, 2006
(9 photos)
"after a quick three week trip w/in a trip back to oregon and a dash to detroit for the superbowl i return to marni in northern vietnam. reuniting in the world heritage city of hano ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
ridgway
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Sapa
Dec 6, 2005
(23 photos)
"Me encuentro en la estacion de tren de Hanoi, pequena y sucia. Estoy con Pieter, Yasmin, Lizzie, Thorsten y Astrid (estos ultimos una pareja de Frankfurt). Entramos en el tren y en ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
carlosgey
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Mountains, Rice, and Great Big Poops
Nov 3, 2005
(15 photos)
"We have returned from the incredible village of Sapa. We went on a 4 night/3 day tour to this beautiful area just south of China. We have officially experienced our first overnight ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
mr-mrs_pickles
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The life in the mountains
Oct 11, 2007
(18 photos)
"If I had to chose one place to go in Vietnam it would be Sapa.The landscapes and the people are amazing. On a 3 days trekking I had the chance to see almost everything. In the ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
agl
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Big Rain
Aug 17, 2006
(18 photos)
"Sapa: a former hill station in the north west and nestled in a beautiful valley close to the Chinese border. If is often the first stop for people arriving in Vietnam from the West ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
kdwali
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a Sapa, village de montagnes
Jan 4, 2008
"en arrivant, j'ai cru etre a Megeve ... y'a autant d'hotels et presque tout est ecrit en francais. Le lendemain, je me suis apercu que j'etais vraiment a Megeve!!! ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
gadjoxav
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Sapa
Apr 16, 2006
(14 photos)
"The trin hourney to Sapa was the best i have ever had. Not that i have had many but we got on the train at 7.30 after our pizza and then found our carrage - unfortunatly i was lumb ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
stubo
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Escape to the mountains
Sep 28, 2006
(14 photos)
"Wednesday the 27th of September 2006. Heading out of Hanoi to the hills of Sapa on the northwest border with China. 159 miles by over night train. I got back to the hostel and met ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
sarahbooth
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The Shining
May 4, 2005
(8 photos)
"The throat and the head are really hurting by the time I manage to get on to the boat to Hanoi. I must remember those vocal warm ups next time. We say goodbye to some good new frie ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
pmccarter
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Sapa
Sep 26, 2005
(14 photos)
"We head on the over-night sleeper train up north to Sapa - there's about 19 of us from the hostel travelling together. As the night progresses, people get braver and there's a game ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
norani
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Beautiful Sapa
May 6, 2005
(28 photos)
"Well we made it to Sapa! 8 hours by train, 1 hour by bus... and ohhhhh man was it worth it!!! We're staying at a hotel called the Cat Cat Hotel which sits near the top of a mountai ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
michelle05
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High again
Oct 1, 2005
"Woke up at 5am as the train was pulling into the station. We got straight onto the coach for the hour journey into Sapa. Sapa is a small market town high up in the mountains it is ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
rob-n-nics
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Sapa and the cold
Dec 6, 2006
(12 photos)
"Caught the night train up to Sapa in the hard sleeper class, which has 2 triple bunks in a cabin. Shared the room with Pete, Mike and Ronin an Irish dude I keep bumping into, and a ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
benwhit
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Sapa
Jul 29, 2006
(13 photos)
"Got to Lao Cai at about 8 am. Was on the sleeper train with an Australian couple and their Vietnamese guide. The set up of the train station in Hanoi is really strange. There is an ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
cherrie240sx
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Sapa
Dec 7, 2007
(19 photos)
"Fotki z mojej wizyty w Sapie na polnocy Wietnamu ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
buczma-podroze
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Hard seat to Sapa.
Feb 18, 2008
"After travelling by train overnight on a 3rd class hard seat (normally hard seat is a coach style reclining cushioned chair but this really was a wooden bench) we were very gl ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
chris.curtis
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Do you speak English?
May 2, 2008
(1 photo)
"Name: Thao Thi Cha (Cha) Age: 20 Marital status: married Job: Tourist guide Religion: No religion I'm attempting to "see" Vietnam in 10 days. Impossible. It is a long, ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
orizarska
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Sapa et son beau temps
Apr 5, 2007
(3 photos)
"C'est encore nous... apres on arrete pour aujourd'hui Donc apres notre jour d'hiver a Hanoi, on a pris le train de nuit direction Sapa dans les montagnes pres de la frontiere chino ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
wismax
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Treking in Sapa -
Nov 22, 2007
(10 photos)
"Took an overnight train to Sapa in northern vietnam - almost to border with China. Around sapa are ethnic vietnamese minorities. They live in mountain villages and the ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
mstessa
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Hanging with the Hmong
Sep 6, 2008
"Wow, wow, wow! Sapa is amazingly beautiful. Words cannot describe it, and pictures can't do it justice. It's just breathtaking, literally. It is way up in mountains and surrounded ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
chriswooley
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Lao Cai/Sapa and trek # 1
Apr 28, 2008
"Sapa is absolutely beautiful. It is located in Northern Vietnam which means it is quite cool! we actually need long pants and a long sleeved shirt. its a nice break from the heat. ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
jkrukewich
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Le mist
Feb 9, 2008
(23 photos)
"Quite why the French decided to use this town in the mountains (read: mist) as a main hillstation is difficult to comprehend. Apparently its foggy and misty most of the year, but, ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
tom_s
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SaPa
Apr 4, 2007
(5 photos)
"After supper we went to the Kangaroo Cafe where we met the owner Max Hart and Anna from Australia who would be joining us on the trip to SaPa. We got our tickets and left for ..."
A travel blog entry from SaPa by
leoandissy
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Sapahhhh
May 11, 2006
"Beautiful Sapa, how do I love thee? Rice paddys, terraces, Black H'mong tribes... ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
yorrik
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Sapa- Bike ride
Jan 10, 2004
"Today I got up at 730am as breakfast was planned for 8. We ate at the same restaraunt as teh night before cuz I think that is the only place in town. We had chicken pho and is was ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
corruptcanadian
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Sapa - Simplicity At Its Best
Oct 16, 2006
(57 photos)
"As our time in Vietnam was likely drawing to a close, we realized we still hadn't been to Sapa, one of the supposed gems of the country. Hidden high in the mountains of the northwe ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
koppers
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Hanoi Part 2 - Sapa
Nov 10, 2008
(40 photos)
"So we got back from Halong Bay and hot-footed it up to Sapa in the mountains of north-east Vietnam, the highest point in South East Asia. The six of us (Ben and I + Beav and ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
ben-n-jenn
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Mountain mist
Mar 27, 2008
"27? March Thurs. 8:45am...I think. My watch, still ahead one day from leap year foible, and Windows XP tell me it's the 28th... mood: gradually lightening up, crampy stomach, salty ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
julix
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Sapa and Indo China's highest mountain
Jan 16, 2008
"We arrived into Sapa after a night train from Hanoi. There was six of us, lucy, kate, laura, ivo and me and bar. The first day we arrived early at about half 7. Sapa is stuck up in ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
nddorgan
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Tracking in Sapa
Nov 17, 2005
"Na de drukke hoofdstad zijn we per trein naar Sapa gereisd, een dorp in de bergen waarin de omgeving veel minderheden leven. Deze mindheden hebben we bezocht tijdens een driedaagse ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
xander
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SAPA
Nov 2, 2008
(6 photos)
"Today is the second of our stay in Sapa and we will be leaving in a couple of hours to make our way back to catch the overnight train from Lao Cai back to Hanoi (first class of cou ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
gregmce
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Into Vietnam
Nov 5, 2008
"Hi we've crossed the border & are now in a wet Vietnam Blog coming soon....... ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
stuart007
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Sapa
Jun 14, 2007
"Setting off in the late evening we sped through Hanoi on the back of motorbike taxis to the train station where we were to catch the night train to Sapa. We found our way into our ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
eve-michael
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Sapa
Aug 27, 2007
(45 photos)
"After crossing the China - Vietnam border we boarded a minibus that took us directly to Sapa. Sapa is a small town in the North of Vietnam that has become very popular due to ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
danandmichelle
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Fini la brume, mais pas le froid
Feb 10, 2008
"C'est avec une mine abattue (apres une severe defaite du Canadien) et les doigts geles que je vous envoie mon dernier email de nouvelles... du Vietnam. Je suis de retour dans la gr ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
loufika
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a strange sensation of being cold!
May 8, 2005
(8 photos)
"Well we arrived in Sapa a few days ago. It's a small town in the mountains in North-West Vietnam near the China border. It is home for many hill tribes including the Lao Cai tribe. ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
pam
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Conquering Mt. Fancy Pants!
Apr 2, 2008
(7 photos)
"I've slept so well on the train that I don't even mind when the mini-bus driver tries to charge me double for the ride from the train station to Sapa. ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
udflyerkris
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Ha Long and Sapa Splendors
Sep 13, 2008
(13 photos)
"What a past few days! We started on Monday taking a mini bus on a two hour drive to Ha Long Bay. Very beautiful drive with random colonial villages. Our tour only had o ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
mwallz
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In the mountainous villages of Sapa
Jan 25, 2006
(15 photos)
"It is FREEZING here...toques and gloves! Unbelievable...wasn't expecting this! The mist surrounds us as we are that high up in the hills. Makes the town seem magical in a way. Ther ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
tjs_treks
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Trekking in the hills of the Northwest
Jul 5, 2008
(12 photos)
"We caught the night train from Hanoi to the northern frontier city of Lao Cai (border of China) to enter the north west of Vietnam and the town of Sapa. I can call it th ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
steph-is-abroad
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Escaping the heat....Sa Pa Highlands!!!
Jul 10, 2008
(61 photos)
"Great weekend getaway but prepared to catch up on sleep when you get back into Hanoi if taking the train and you can't sleep! We left Friday night. Sze was great in handling ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
big8little
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A Walk in the Clouds
Oct 29, 2008
(22 photos)
"OK... 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 fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
you_know_zo
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Seeing the Rice Terraces
Dec 27, 2003
(5 photos)
"Hanoi. Vietnam's charming northern city. Complete with Colonial buildings, cobblestone streets, lakeside walks, and bustling markets where you can even buy French baguettes. A pers ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
wegobyebye
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Hill Country of Vietnam - Sapa
Jun 5, 2007
(3 photos)
"Train got to Cao Lai station at 6:30 am (!!!!). No shower on board. After scarfing down baked goods we'd smuggled from Hanoi, we were bundled into a minivan for the hour ride to Sa ..."
A travel blog entry from Sapa by
suttonf
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