Travel photos and journals from across Asia [1997-2026]
Today was our last full day in Sapa and the last day of the long public holiday, so we planned to go up to Fansipan, hoping the crowds would be limited. However, the weather gods were against us again, and it was pissing down, so we couldn’t ride and had to take a taxi to…
Determined not to be put off by the weather, which was still a dank, chilly whiteout this morning, we waited for as long as possible for it to clear before jumping on the bikes and heading for the O Quy Ho Pass, a mountain road famous for its twisties and viewpoints. Within a few kilometers…
An early start and a cab across town dropped us at the G8 Sapa Tour office, where we were booked on a bus to the tourist hotspot. Buses in Vietnam have come a long way, and this one had 24 bed-cabins in which to comfortably spend the six-hour journey to Sapa. The journey went by…