Vietnam - Sapa - Time for the highest mountain in Vietnam, bring on Fansipan or as my fellow trekkers called it Fancy-pants.

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November 18th 2011

Published: November 29th 2011

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Vietnam - Sapa & Fansipan- No sleep and a bloody hard trek, not a great combination to reach the summit, but worth every second! After searching in Hanoi for a group of willing fools such as me to climb Vietnam’s highest mo... Read Full Entry

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Jonathan Plunkett

Jon Plunkett

The travelling has begun....... Here's the list of places visited so far. 1.) South Korea- Seoul, Sokcho, Samcheok, Gyeongju, JeJu Island, Busan 2.) China - Beijing, Pingyao, Taiyuan, Xian, Hefei, Tunxi, Shanghai, Guilin, Yangshuo, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-la, Chengdu, TIBET - Lhasa, Everest Base Camp. 3.) Hong Kong - Kowloon, Kennedy Town. 4.) Macau 5.) Nepal - Kathmandu, Chitwan, Pokhara. 6.) Thailand - Bangkok, Koh Chang, Chaing Mai, Chiang Rai, 7.) Laos - Huai Xai, Luang Prebang, Vang Vieng, Vientiane 8.) Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City, Dalat, Nha Trang, Hoi An, Hue, Han... full info

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3rd December 2011

elcrouchio
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We found the north of Vietnam was far less pushy than the rest, almost no-one trying to shovel you in to a taxi or put shitty "crafts" in your hands. Keep the blogs coming :-)

4th December 2011

Jon Plunkett
Jonathan Plunkett

North/South divide
Yeah I have to say you’re spot on, I think from Hoi An upwards the country seemed a lot more chilled out and as you hit Sapa it changed a little bit with the Mountain women continually pestering you to buy yet more sh*t, but they weren’t too aggressive so it didn’t really matter. More blogs on the way, happy reading! Dora the explorer

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