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Northern Mountains of Vietnam  (Feb 17 '06)
"Hilltribe Trekking: Sapa and Around"
February 18, 2006 We ended our beautiful day in Halong Bay with a ride back to Hanoi, and caught a night train up into the extreme north of Vietnam, near the ...
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Sunny Sapa!  (Mar 07 '06)
"Pictures won't do this place justice, truly."
Well, another amazing day(s!). Today may well have been one of the highlights of the trip...which is a presumptuous statement to make after only 5 days on ...
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It took us twenty seven hours of straight traveling to get here, but it was well worth the back pain and lack of sleep. We, of course, opted for the cheapest route... third class trains. Just ...
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Fog!  (Dec 09 '05)
"Fog, Fog and More fog! Trying to find the Hmong in the fog!"
Ah, the joys of the "soft sleeper"!  Four people crowded into a tiny little cubicle with 2 sets of bunks.  Not a lot of sleep was had that ...
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After Ha Long Bay and one more day in Hanoi, we continued our journey up north. From Hanoi we took a train to Sapa, a mountain village 350 kms north of Hanoi. The train took 11 hours and definitely ...
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Ah, the beautiful Mountains!  (Jul 07 '07)
I was so glad to leave Hanoi on Friday with Mum. I'm well and truly over Hanoi and its scams and rip offs. The train to Sapa is quite an event. You go to the train station where it seems that ...
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Halong Bay and Sapa  (Jul 05 '06)
"The emergence of Indiana Flanagan"
So here is how it went down, Travelling alone i decided to join a tour group to the world heritage Halong Bay kast islands. Mainly hoping for single females travelling ...
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Trekking in Sapa...  (Jun 12 '07)
"The scenery here is really beautiful- clouds drifting over the mountains, green terraced rice paddies, water buffalo, colorful ethnic tribes, bad techno music..."
Sapa is situated here in the mountains ...
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Sapa  (Aug 10 '06)
"Sapa and its amazing views - definitely a worthwhile trip.."
Well, our trip to Sapa did not get off to the best starts. We were in the King Cafe (beside our hotel) waiting on our 20.30 pickup, when the ...
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Sapa Mountain Retreat  (Feb 18 '07)
Hi All, I arrived in Lao Cai early this morning which is right near the Chiense border. Then travelled up hill winding like crazy but a better road than in the NE. Sapa is absolutely beautiful. ...
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