by kianhong
It’s not difficult to understand why some travellers are willing to reach the airport 3 hours or more just to make sure they got the window seats, especially boarding a flight to Nepal, home to eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains. I got a window seat when I flew to Kathmandu, but got no luck [...]
Categories: By Country, Nepal, Travelogue • Tags: flight, Himalaya, Landscape, mountain, Nepal, photography, plane, Travel, window seat view
by kianhong
It was raining almost day and night. Out on the street, I saw people carrying their umbrellas and wearing rain coats, fully geared for the bad weather. For most eager travellers who came all the way from different parts of the world to visit Sapa, it made no sense to hide inside the hotel’s rooms. Fake North Face jackets were sold like hot cakes, thanks to the desperate tourists [...]
Categories: By Country, Travelogue, Vietnam • Tags: black hmong, faces, Flower Hmong, hill tribe, Montagnards, mountain, photography, Portrait, Red Dzao, Sapa, Travel, Vietnam, weather
by kianhong
I met this mysterious girl while I was wandering in Sin Chai village. Her colorful costume drew my attention. Yet, I couldn’t tell which tribe she belongs to. Black H’mong, Flower H’mong and Red Dzao people are easily identified. But this beautiful girl’s dressing just doesn’t give me much clue. I waved at her and [...]
Categories: By Country, Travelogue, Vietnam • Tags: beautiful smile, girl smile, hill tribe costume, mountain, photography, Portrait, Sapa, Sin Chai Village, smile, unique costume, Vietnam
by kianhong
The weather was terribly bad. There was a downpour in Hanoi a day before my departure to Sapa. All the tourists I met were upset as their tours to Ha Long Bay had been cancelled due the havoc caused by Typhoon Conson. I was nowhere near the coastal area of northeastern Vietnam, but the locals warned me [...]
Categories: By Country, Travelogue, Vietnam • Tags: Bac Ha market, black hmong, Buffalo, Flower Hmong, hill tribe, Montagnards, mountain, paddy field, photography, pig, Red Dzao, rice terrace, Sapa, Typhoon Conson, Vietnam, weather, wild boar