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January 26th 2012
Published: March 8th 2012
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The way to Heikou - border town with Vietnam was quite scenic and we really loved the views surrounding the Red River. There were not many people going this direction so we were put in a small minivan rather than a bus but we were not alone on this journey. We shared this ride with a Scottish couple – Lorraine and Kevin who happened to go exactly in the same direction as us in SE Asia. The way w... Read Full Entry



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Our RTW lasted 583 days = 1 year, 7 months, 5 days. That means 83 weeks/13,992 hours/839,520 minutes/50,371,200 seconds of LIVING THE DREAM We love to travel. It is as simple as that ;-) 30.09.2011 we embarked on the trip of our lives ;-) in 2007 we got inspired by our friends (Monique and Nigel who constantly travel and have been on the RTW) and since then we have been thinking about it all the time. We finally set up a date, started to save up and focused only on preparation ;-) We could not just stay at home all the time so we traveled a bit in between but ... full info
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11th March 2012

jaiyen
Dan Simonds

Sapa
Your blog entry was very detailed, I'm glad I saw it. We have about six days to spend in North Vietnam toward the end of April and are looking at an old-growth rainforest, Sapa, and Cat Ba island, but understand this might be too much for six-days. Overall, we really do not want to visit Sapa if it is just a cute little overpriced boutique town with loads of tourists and people harassing you. On the other hand, I've heard the views of the countryside (which it sounds like you missed) are spectacular. Do you think we should leave Sapa on the itinerary?
14th March 2012

Beata and Tomek
us At Home Abroad

Hi
glad you found our blog informative;-) I still believe that Sapa is worth a visit but you need to make sure the weather is good otherwise you will just notice all the annoying stuff and you wont enjoy the countryside. You can make a decision when in Vietnam already and when they tell you weather forecast;-) We met people that told us that villages on the other side of Sapa Valley are more authentic and secluded so you may want to look into that. cheers, Beata

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