Travelogues Lao Cai province

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Cone-shaped mountains, rice fields, and diverse headgear. We got to know Vietnam through this mural at an elementary school. Scene change: When we arrive in Vietnam at...

About 300 km northwest of Hanoi and 1,600 meters above sea level is Sa Pa. We started the night bus journey, which was supposed to take about 6 hours. We will not quickly forget...

From rice fields and an exciting scooter ride to persistent sellers

Hau Thao

Es war ein bisschen als Lückenfüller gedacht und hat sich als richtiger Glücksgriff erwiesen: von Sapa aus sind wir gut 100 km weiter gefahren nach Bac Ha. Der kleine Ort liegt...

14/10 - 16/10 From Halong, we made our way to the north of Vietnam - to Sa Pa. In Hanoi, we had a short stopover and booked an overnight bus with sleeping accommodations...

Hello guys, Unfortunately, we didn't write a blog post yesterday because we took the night train from Hanoi to Sa Pa. We started at 9:30 PM and arrived in Lao Cai at 5:30 AM....

The night on the train was short, sometimes warm, sometimes cold, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, comfortable for Carsten, restless for Tina... so we arrived somewhat exhausted...

Off to Sa Pa - that's what we thought. Punctual, as stated in the booking, we stood at the bus stop at 6:30 a.m. and waited with anticipation to leave Hanoi and head to Sa Pa....

Wednesday the 22nd til Friday the 24th of January: After taking the night bus, Julia and I arrived in Sa Pa in the early morning. Though we reached the town at around 04:30, the...

Sapa

Hau Thao

do they spin?

The town of Sapa, in the northwest of Vietnam, about 40 km from the Chinese border, is located at an altitude of 1600 meters and is surrounded by mountains and rice terraces....

Unfortunately, I didn't have internet access and didn't have time to post any further entries yesterday, which is why the hike will now appear as a summary and today's post as a...

It's 5:30am in the morning, we are sitting at the reception of our hotel waiting for the bus that will take us to Sapa. It's 6am, it's 6:30am, still no bus. A staff member of...

In the past, it was necessary to plan a difficult three-day trek (up and down) through high alpine terrain from Sa Pa to climb Phan Xi Pang, the highest mountain in Vietnam and...

Then the sleeping bus continued to the northwest of Vietnam - to Sapa, a small town in the mountains in the province of Lao Cai. The sky remained gray and rainy, somehow it...

Here it is, the new blog post! Unfortunately, my original plan to finish writing the text on the last bus ride was not compatible with the driving style of the bus driver. So,...

Mount Fansipan and the surrounding villages around Sapa

Hellooooo (Pictures will follow tomorrow, internet is too slow 🙄) After falling into bed totally exhausted yesterday and sleeping until 9:30, we got up this morning more or...

With our newly purchased bikes, we set off to the north of Vietnam a day after Rahel's birthday. First, we had to ride for an hour to escape the infamous traffic of Hanoi. As...

Wenns nicht regnet, hat man hier eine wunderschöne Bergwelt mit Reisterrassen zu bestaunen

Tour to waterfalls and a small village in the surrounding area

In addition to the rice fields, we visit the highest point in Indochina.

The rice terraces in Sapa

During our northern trip, there was another little highlight that we are dedicating a separate blog post to because of the many photos. One Sunday morning, we had the...

Actually, I'm not a big fan of pre-made group tours (too touristy, too big groups...), but after the recommendation of a trusted travel buddy, I decided to do a three-day tour...