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Sapa
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![Day 70: Our last day [The Sapa crafts market], Sapa, Vietnam travel blog](http://images.travelpod.com/users/saundh/1.1270072455.black-h-mong-displaying-some-of-her-crafts.jpg "Day 70: Our last day [The Sapa crafts market], Sapa, Vietnam travel blog")
Day 70: Our last day [The Sapa crafts market]
... . Sapa is without doubt one of the most beautiful places we’ve been to. I hear a lot of people travelling to Vietnam miss out Sapa and consider Hanoi as the end point. For those reading this and looking to travel to Vietnam, don’t make that ...
Trekking in the foothills of Mount Fansipan
... up to Sapa and here in Sapa is unbelievable. The town basically looks out to Mt. Fansipan, which is the highest mountain in Vietnam (3400M). Everywhere you look, there are graduated rows of rice paddies built into the mountains. I guess we're really lucky ...
Overnight train to Hanoi
... the bus arrived to take us to the Lai Chau Train Station they were left behind!!!! I loved those boots!!!! The drive from Sapa to Lai Chau takes you over the Tram Ton Pass, it has the most spectacular views. The road to say the least ...
Sapa!
8th- 10th Oct We managed to get a bit of sleep on the train- it was alright but very bumpy! We stayed in Sapa for 2 nights. The scenery was beautiful- green hills with lots of rice terraces, unfortunately we couldn't see much on the first day as the ...
A tough little trek
... it all and get the blood pumping through the muscles again. Fansipan ( the mountain I climbed) certainly did that. Sapa seems to be the trekking capital of Vietnam and with it being so close it seemed the obvious choice. I packed my day bag for a ...
Trekking in Sapa
... chat with you and hope you had a great holiday!! I just got back at 5.30am today coming back on the night train from Sapa! Well I survived the 2 days of trekking just about. I don't think I really realised how hard the trekking was going to be, ...
Back to Sapa
... , not surprisingly, is very sweet and then you spit out the pulp. It is amazing how many people you can meet in Vietnam. Yesterday, we befriended a couple from Israel. Today it was a couple from Italy, a guy from the Netherlands and a neurologist from the ...
Dag 5: Risterasser, rishoest og risvin
... for besoegende i Ha Noi, da der gaar en jernbane-linje naesten direkte fra Vietnams hovedstad til den lille kulturelle by Sapa. Der arrangeres 1-2-3-dages ture i massevis fra Ha Noi hertil, og turisterne kommer for - som os - at opleve det smukke ...
Sapa - the centre of old lady aggression
... ; Red Zao, Black H'Mong, Tay and Day peoples. Originally from China, these peoples have been in this part of Vietnam for centuries and have historically been encouraged by the government to settle this mountainous, recalcitrant region. Somewhat isolated ...
Sapa
... our way again and made it back in one piece...What a day. I was sold though... I'm getting me a Honda. Our Minsk adventure was over...and thankfully we survived. Live and Learn hey. Tommorrow... from the Coldest too the Hottest place in ...
Cold, cold mountains
... from the Swiss people on the Halong Bay cruise that it was now possible to cross the border in the North of Vietnam into Laos so I decided it was worth heading to Sapa and then onto Dien Bien Phu. The best way to get to Sapa was said to be on the ...
Sapa- Chup se que!
... we are waiting for our room. We had an incredible time in Sapa. It is located close to the Chinese border in Northwest Vietnam. It is a very mountainous area and we were lucky to have some beautiful views the first 2 days and then the clouds rolled ...
Day 1 in the Sapa Area
... the main reasons that tourists visit this area is that scattered through out, in small, poor and very rural villages are some of Vietnam's 52 ethnic minorities, many of whom still keep largely to their tradition way of life - customs and costumes. We are ...
Motorbike diary
... from the local ladies again, we decided to take a trip to the Tram Ton pass, this is the highest pass in Vietnam with (allegedly) good views of Fansipan mountain which is the tallest mountain in Vietnam. Jason had his own motorbike (painted ...
Trekking in Sapa
... on the way down. We saw a pet monkey on the way to the top. After we returned from the pagoda we caught the sleeper train to Sapa. This was among the sketchiest beds I have ever slept in. There were four tiny beds in our cabin and we shared it with a ...
Northern Vietnam- Hill Tribes and China Border
An overnight train goes from Hanoi up to the border of Vietnam and China. From there a one hour drive up into Sapa - this area of the mountains brings you to the various hill tribes, Hmong, Muong, Lu Lu, Luo, Tin Phin- there are dozens of them, each ...
Second trail
Saturday morning first surprise of the day hundreds of moths littering the verandah outside the door of our room and more on the stairs leading to the ground floor they were all shapes, sizes and some amazing colours. Careful where you walk as we ...
Distinct Lack of Gorillas in the Mist
... 'nen siis vihdoin saapuessa 10 tunnin junamatkan 90 asteen puupenkeillä Hanoi-Lao Cai ja tunnin minibussimatkan Lao Cai-Sapa hän saapui hostellille jossa halausten jälkeen ilmoitimmekin että lähdemme seuraavalla bussilla takasin Hanoihin. Ilahdus ...
Sapa
... , but different' - silly us! We finally got a transfer through the mountains to Sapa, an old French hillstation in the far north of Vietnam next to the border with China. The whole area was shrouded in mist and was extremely ...
Mountains and Mud......
Its an early start - we're heading to another village market around 70 kms away. At least the rain seems to have stopped, which is good news, but its still pretty overcast. This time we are joined by a young German couple, but Thanh is still our guide ...
Back to SAPA
... We didn't stop to take pictures. We just wanted to get back and have a hot shower. Making great progress we got back to Sapa in time to buy souvenirs and get the Night Train back to Hanoi. It had been an amazing 4days, an amazing adventure and ...
Beautiful scenery and tribes people
After travelling for 10 hours on another small bus we arrived in Sapa in Vietnam. Sapa, a town in the mountains in northwest Vietnam is home to many of Vietnam's ethinic minority communities, which are very ...
Sapa
... us how far we had trekked down through the valley and up the other side, I felt pretty proud! Later that evening we wandered around Sapa looking at the shops, markets and had a pizza for dinner. In the morning Ping arrived to take us on a short walk ...
The hills of Sapa, just like home.
... for a quick tea before catching the train back - we slept very soundly until being dropped of in Hanoi at 5am. The whole of Vietnam seems to be awake at 5, as we walked from the train station to the hotel we passed what seemed like the whole city jogging ...
It's only 2km..........
Daytripping in Vietnam We are currently on day seven of our Vietnam trip and on the section of the trip where we have just taken a 6 hour trek to stay with a hill tribe family last night. Now we had been advised that there was not much to do in Sapa ...
Sapa
Had a quick look at Sapa - the rice paddies on the hills of Northern Vietnam. The weather has been pretty murky - rain and mist so after a mini trek the first day there was not much visibility the second day so this was spent in a cafe sampling ...
Hangin with the Hill People.
Kelly and I caught an over night train to Sapa, which is in the northwest corner of Vietnam. It's just a few miles from China, if that gives you any idea as to where we're at. Anyway, the train ride was an experience. We were in a sleeper car ...
Home Stay and Trekking
Our trekking trip to Sapa in Northern Vietnam did not turn out quite as we expected. A few things fell short of our expectations, and a few things exceeded our expectations. The trip started with an Overnight Train Ride to Lao Cai and then a one-hour ...
Sapa - Hmong the Clouds, Hmong Friends
... forceful with their sales, but not aggressive or nasty when you don't buy. This is unlike most of the rest of Vietnam. In Sapa town they are everywhere - walking into town in the morning with their baskets of trinkets and hit up every bus and ...