It’s the final few pictures from our wonderful two day trek through Sapa. We’ve conquered the humidity, the rain, the bugs, the hills and the mud!! It’s been the most amazing few days, exploring some of the most incredible scenery and wonderful people. There are about a million pictures of me like this – redContinue reading “Final trek”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Home stay
Just as the rain starts to really lash us luckily we arrive at our home for the night. (After teetering over this rickety bamboo bridge first!) We’re stopping in this wonderful wooden house, home to a family of the Dzay minority – one of the many hill tribes in the area. What an incredible placeContinue reading “Home stay”
SO lush and green
Welcome to another edition of ‘let’s look at green rice terraces’ . . . . I make no apologies for my boundless delight in cataloguing the delights of Northern Vietnam. It really is some of the most stunning scenery I have ever seen. The endless rice fields are broken up by the occasional little hamletContinue reading “SO lush and green”
Trekking tourists
Brace yourself for lots more pictures of the Sapa rice terraces! April is still a wet month so the terraces are really muddy and slippy. Look at the gorgeous bright green of the baby rice shoots starting to poke through. The terraces double up as duck ponds with a view for local wildlife. It’s thirstyContinue reading “Trekking tourists”