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View from the road to Cat Cat Village

Trail Mix: Sapa Strolls, Treks and Scenic Drives

Sapa - a must-do in Vietnam. Plan to spend a few extra days...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey
Ba Be lake, Tay minority village.

North Vietnam, markets and minority people.

I just want to let the pictures tell the story.

Vietnam Linda De Volder
Smiling Ji, H'mong Girl

Sapa Smiles

Sapa, in Vietnam's North, is home to several hilltribes people who still sell their traditional h...

Vietnam Simone Samuels
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Girls of Sapa

One cold, wintry afternoon, my husband, Sean, and I were sitting in Sapa's Bamboo Bar with two tr...

Vietnam Helen Conway
Sapa Vietnam in mist

Sapa, Vietnam

Sapa Vietnam, the old French Summer Capital of Northern Vietnam in the early decades of the 20th ...

Vietnam Allison Dinh
Town in Fog - Sapa, Vietnam

Sapa Vietnam - The Fanciful Town In Fog

Sapa Vietnam is about 350 km north-west of Hanoi. It is famous for its fine & rugged scenery as w...

Vietnam Allison Dinh
Milepost on Lao Cai to Sapa road.

Changing Views in Sapa

The author wakes up to his first snow in Vietnam, while on a visit to Sapa.

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey
Huts among the paddy fields on day one of trek

Room with a View: Tales from Sapa

This is the best room in Sapa, I was informed as I lugged my hideously large backpack up two flig...

Vietnam Samantha Coomber
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A Home-Stay

One of the most interesting areas of Vietnam must surely be the north-west, a region of rugged, m...

Vietnam Helen Conway

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