The Vietnamese Alps Sapa

Sapa - The French came here a hundred years ago to establish an army outpost and bring christianity. Today is has seen a revival as a substitute alpine trip to Switzerland, for obvious reasons (the average Vietnamnese is too poor to travel outside the country). They even have Swiss companies build the gondola here!

The scale is immense, thousands of people storm these mountains every week, but only very few visit the local villages and check out the typical way of life.Read more