Royal View Hotel Sapa
Cau May Sapa, Vietnam
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Exploring the Hilltribe Country of Vietnam
As my first adventure after arriving in Vietnam, I took an overnight train up to Sapa, the indigenous hilltribe country of Northern Vietnam (near the China border). Although I had heard of Sapa's lush and mountaneous beauty, I was skeptical as I'd also heard that too many tourists (like me) were impacting Sapa in a big way. My fears were unfounded …
Sapa - Simplicity At Its Best
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 northwest, close to the border of China, Sapa was an old French hill station. With the weather edging toward winter, we were worried we would be too late to experience all the …
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You'll never get this
... in mud.
We headed back out again and had a wander around town in some shops, we went looking for a place with a pool table that we had seen before but because of the thick fog, we couldn't find it.
It was around tea time now so we decided to have what we had for breakfast again as it was so good. We ordered the same again and even sat in the same seats next to the fire. Although this time we had a major case of 'eyes are bigger than our bellys' as ...
Markets And Mud
... the market was also an opportunity for the women to attract a suitor- good story but not an explanation for the more senior in the crowd who looked to be well beyond any dating concerns. Regardless, it was great to stand in the middle of this explosion of colour and chaos and contemplate the gap between an authentic experience like this and the just-completed Xmas shopping extravaganza back home.
Bac Ha was the kind of town we were hoping for in the north of ...
Tourism By Braille
... similar frosty temperature. The big problem was that the legendary scenery of Sapa was also coated by this same milkshake. When we checked into our hotel we were given that free upgrade you're always hoping for in these circumstances, and we got a really good one this time- the VIP suite (keeping in mind that we were only paying $25/night for our room and the VIP designation is generously applied throughout Vietnam). In ...



