This is a picture of our tour guide Lao. She is 16 and as you can see she is tiny although she is one of the tallest girls in her village. We were taken on a hike today to 3 villages. We stopped at her village of Lao Chai after kilometers of trekking through the jungle to a beautiful lunch and a taste of village life. We have trekked about 8k's all up and have come back very muddy and tired but amazed by the experience. The Hmong were lovely once we worked out ho...

After taking everyones advice that the weather would be warm in Sapa we only packed shorts and shirts. Since being here we have been cold and wet. We wandered town tonight for dinner and found that there were plenty of North Face shops. We got kitted out in jackets, shoes, pants and jumpers for $100 US. That is insane. Back home we would of paid close to $1000. At least we'll be fine on our 4 hour trek tomorrow. Walking today in sandals was not a fun experience a...

After a long trip we have arrived in Sapa. We snoozed on the train then arrived at Lao Cai and boarded our bus for the hour drive up the mountain to Sapa. Our hotel is on 1 of the highest peaks of the mountain village. We were greeted by about 20 H'mong girls as we exited the bus. They were beautiful and full of questions about Oz. The girls are tiny, probably about 4 feet tall. We had some brekky then a snooze as we have been lacking sleep. We met our black H'mo...