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March 15th 2007
Published: August 7th 2007
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My overnight train ride to Sapa was more pleasurable than expected. Then train left a 9:50pm, I was asleep by 11:00 and before I realized what happened, I woke up in Sapa the next morning. Sapa's elevation is around 5200 feet so I immediately noticed the change in weather. Sapa was a whole lot colder than any place I've been so far. Luckily I picked up some extra warm clothes and socks in Hano... Read Full Entry



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25th March 2007

Keep on Keeping On
Man, its just the road, huh? The further I go, the more I realize how long the damn thing is, and how many prongs a fork in the road may have. It looks like you're doing your thing, having a great time. You're definitely right, we'll have to meet up eventually, although the road might be taking me back to the other hemisphere. But phere not my phriend, I'll be back to Asia before too long. We'll have to see if the whole job thing even goes through. I guess I'll know soon enough. Keep doing it. Mat

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