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Farmhouse77 viewsA bigger one in these parts.
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Home View75 viewsIt's so easy to forget how beautiful this really is in person.
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Balloon Boy78 viewsCompletely entranced by this white orb.
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Smaller Than a Village82 viewsThis collection of houses is modest indeed.
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Following the Leaders81 viewsCoo and Mor lead the way with Soo and her basket not far behind.
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Little Talk82 viewsThe girls chat and adjust costumes overlooking the valley.
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Lao Chai High74 viewsA nice view for a school.
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Flowery Slopes75 viewsYet another shot of the rice terraces, this one framed by flowers.
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Village Kids81 viewsNot yet old enough to dress up and show travellers around.
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Vale of Sapa78 viewsA stream traced to its source.
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Working Villagers93 viewsWhile it's easy to presume that they only dress up to amuse tourists, all the locals you see wear the traditional garments.
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Unhappy Kids78 viewsThey look a combination of annoyed and bored. Lucky they weren't looking at me.
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Locals Watching91 viewsSome other women watch us foreigners having lunch.
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Ta Van93 viewsThe village where we stayed the night.
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Butterfly Effect76 viewsOur guide, Doong, had changed the world in this shot.
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Corn and Rice97 viewsBoth grow side by side.
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More Corn68 viewsAnd more rice.
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Rice Huts95 viewsLots of little huts scattered along the rice paddies.
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Of Rice and Rain82 viewsAlthough we didn't have much rain the first day, the second was plenty wet.
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Clear Selling77 viewsA beautiful day to spread out a blanket and sell some goods.
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