Chau Long Sapa Hotel

... not work out what it was about.<br> <br>In one place was the open air barber stalls where I could have got a haircut if I wanted and not far away was a chap dispensing herbal medicines for all sorts of problems. One old lady had a hugh growth on her wrist ans she was given some sort of portion. There wer tobacco sellers . Here thery don't have the hookah but a hollow bamboo. Near the end of which they have a another small piece of bamboo at ...

We took an overnight train from Hanoi to Sapa (the train was better than our overnight trains in Egypt), really comfortable sleeper cabins.<br><br>Went trekking today to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages (14km), where the women of the villages walk with you as guides over some pretty rough terrain. The woman are all really sweet and really chatty. They hand make lots of wallets, bags, wall hanging etc which they want you to buy at the end of the trek and it's hard to say no to ...

... in places as it came down the mountain &amp; I had visions of being swept over the mountain!!!<br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br>Found out when we got back to town that a typoon had crossed the central coast at Danang/Hoi an killing people &amp; causing flooding.<br><br><br>Checked into the Lotus Hotel for $6 a night!! Our cheapest yet! No air con but you don&#8217;t ...

... vert tendre du riz pret a etre recolte. Des courbes et circonvolutions si bien dessinees qu'on en vient a se demander si la main d'un artiste n'est pas a l'origine de ces multiples terrasses harmonieuses. A moins que les paysans de la region ne soient eux meme des peintres dans l'ame lorsqu'ils sculptent les marches de leur culture? Rien n'est moins impossible lorsqu'on les croise a l'aube sur les bords du chemin dans leurs tenues.<br> En route pour la cueillette dans les ...

... and weighed it. Holm pulled out an amount of Dong that put my measly Dong to shame and we left. <br><br><br><br> On the way back to the car the pig found a hole and almost broke out for a great escape. His attempt was thwarted and his feet were tied. He still almost made it out, so we ran a bamboo pole between his legs and escorted him out. I was readying myself for the hike back up the mountain when we came upon a silver minivan, that somehow I missed. Surprising, seeing as how ...

... br><br>We were accompanied by a few women from a nearby hill-tribe. They<br>wore strange black clothing with colorful stitched patterns and carried<br>baskets on their backs. One of them even hiked with a baby on her back.<br>They were incredibly short, even by Vietnamese standards. I towered<br>over them.<br><br>I started talking to this interesting British guy named Al. He told me that he had moved to Aukland, New Zealand 8 months ago because he and his friend ...