July 3rd, 2006
Sapa
Ten hours and 190 kilometers north west of Hanoi,Sapa is surrounded by vistas of incredible beauty. Pockets of swirling mist can be seen in the valleys below. Sapa is the center of trade for many colorful hill tribes. Every Saturday an open market is held.
Sapa Journals
July 6th, 2006 at 2:52 pm
[…] The Hill Tribe Areas (Northwest) Northwest Vietnam is hill tribe country and up here it’s the real deal. The men in Papau New Guinea are trading in their penis sheaths for knock-off Tommy Hilfiger shorts and many minorities in Thailand only don their traditional outfits when a tour group is coming through. In misty Sapa, however, even the men wear traditional dress and the local market is a swirl of colors. Red Zao women with shaved eyebrows and bright red headresses sit beside the old black-toothed Hmong ladies who try to pawn off shirts and silver bangles to tourists. In nearby Bac Ha, the Flower Hmong women just ignore the tourists: clad in wild clashing patterns from every corner of the spectrum, they’ve apparently found that some clothing is just too far out for even the backpackers to wear. You can take short or long treks from each area, seeing village life of the mountain people. If you have time, however, the best way to see the area is to hire a jeep and driver for a few hundred dollars and explore the region in a big loop. You’ll bump along through rugged mountains and rustic thatch villages. Along the way, splashes of color jump out from the sea of brown as the endless array of costumes decorates some of the world’s most stunningly beautiful people. […]
July 6th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
[…] Fansipan and Sapa –the highest mountain in Vietnam offers many trekking options to its peak and to the hill tribes villages in the surroundings. See my journal about Hanoi for more details. Dien Bien Phu – the key location in the French defeat is located in a remote location next to Laos. In 1954, the Viet Minh won a decisive victory after a two months siege on the French army. Unless you have plenty of time and confidence, it is better to arrive there through a tour; all the tourism agencies offer one. […]
July 18th, 2006 at 2:15 pm
[…] Climate: Khanh Hoa has a tropical monsoon climate with an average temperature of 26.5ºC. The rain season lasts 4 months (from September to December). But for the region around Nha Trang City, the rainy season lasts only 2 months, thus providing very favorable conditions to develop a long-lasted tourism season and organize year-round tourist activities. Particularly, on the Hon Ba Mountain (30km from Nha Trang), the climate likes in Dalat and Sapa. […]
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