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November 22nd 2012

Published: November 22nd 2012

21 October to 3 November 2012 – I joined a photographer on a 14-day trip to the North West of Vietnam and we shared the costs. This was my third visit to the mountain region over the past 3 months. On this trip, I visited two provinces which are Lào Cai and Lai Châu. This blog is about the first destination of my trip which is Lào Cai province. Except for Sapa which is a popular tourist site,... Read Full Entry

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I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info

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At the banana garden in Bát Xát

The banana trees were cut down by knives. We had to avoid it falling when we took photos.

H'mong children in Simacai

At Sế Mản Thẩn school, 5km from Simacai town.

A house of Pa Dí ethnic people in Mường Khương

At Sế Mản Thẩn school, 5km from Simacai town.

School where H'mong children are learning Vietnamese.

A H'mong woman at the banana garden

This garden is very close to China.

Pa Dí ethnic women in Mường Khương

At Sế Mản Thẩn school, 5km from Simacai town.

School of H'mong children where they learn Vietnamese language.

A street in Sapa town

A H'mong house in Bản Thẩn village, Simacai

Walking from Simacai to Bản Thẩn village

On the way to the village, we passed by this house and saw a H'mong boy standing by the water tank.

Center of Bát Xát town

Walking 5km from Simacai to Bản Thẩn village

We decided to walk to the village instead of hiring motorbike taxi service. So I walked 10km on the day. We also enjoyed mountain scenery on the way.

At the banana garden in Bát Xát

A H'mong child at the garden.

Making corn wine at a house of Pa Dí people (Mường Khương)

Each barrel contains 10 liters of corn wine.

Walking from Pa Dí village to Mường Khương

At the banana garden in Bát Xát

Banana is protected with nylon bags.

Landscape in Simacai

Grilled food at night in Bát Xát town

22nd November 2012

Tran Thanh Duong
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Grilled egg
I have tasted grilled eggs for the first time in Sapa.So strangely-delicious, a new cuisine? To many pepole's suprise in civilised urbans, they don't know how an egg can be grilled?!

26th November 2012

Leah
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The children were so natural when taking photographs. My first time to see Sapa night scene & very beautiful.

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