Vietnam Vistas: Fansipan Peak, S…

Our 9 day trip through North Vietnam was one of the most interesting tours I have ever taken. We started…

Bac Ha Hills

The sleeper train from Hanoi pulled in to Lao Cai station at 5am, it had been a painless ten hour…

Halong – Sa Pa – Bac Ha

Hi again. A belated happy new year. Picking up from the last blog – we spent a night on a…

Bac Ha Sunday Market

Sunday 6 September 2009 – After an 8 and a half hour train ride from Hanoi, I arrived in Lào…

Wonders of the world – Sap…

Having not trekked since New Zealand we were out of practice despite the ‘easy trek’ we were sold. Luckily we…

Sapa

Last night I caught the night train from Ha Noi and shared a cabin with a Vietnamese couple who live…

Sa Pa 2

Woke up early and Sa Pa was shrouded in mist as far as the eye could see. Down in the…

The Alps will be a doddle after …

Thursday 31st March 2011 A fairly easy day today, just a 50km ride to Me village of the Tay ethnic…

A Relaxing Day

Sunday 3rd April 2011 A relaxing day today spent visiting Bac Ha’s Sunday market which is frequented by many ethnic…

Horrendous Roads on Our Last Day…

Tuesday 5th April 2011 Left the hotel at 9.00am in fog and had an easy 14km climb to the top…