After our first day of trekking through the Sapa mountains, we arrived at the house of a local ethnic minority family. This is where the local homestay will take place for us. Co, our Sapa O’Chau guide, brought us into…

Vietnam – 9 Things about The Town of Sapa
I was a little confused about the town of Sapa before my visit in October 2014. I’m guessing there are others like me so I have come up with a list of the 9 things about this simple little town…

Vietnam – Trekking in Sapa (Day 2)
On the first day of our trekking in Sapa we were on the road for about 5 hours, weaving through the rice fields and mountains, meeting some locals along the way and a lot of animals. It was an easy…

Ethnic Minority Market at Lung Khau Nhin
Although I didn’t have a lot time to explore Hanoi, still I decided to get away from the city and head towards the mountains. On Sapa O’Chau’s website, I saw that they organise trips to weekly markets of the ethnic…