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- May 22, 2022, 9:02am · 🌧 18 °C Altitude: 912 m
  Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Nậm Châu 22.535, 104.29333322°32’6” N 104°17’36” E
Day 91
Bâc Hà (bike trip🏍️)
May 22, 2022 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
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Woke up supersuper early to get to the Bac Ha market early in the morning and see the Hmong people selling their supplies from up the mountains. Enjoyed all the varieties of weird fruits, veggies, homemade pharmacies, beautiful fabrics, tried some new food (as always without knowing what it was) and had a cards night back in our private homestay.

🏠Accomodation: Sa Hmong Homestay
📍Essentials: Sunday Market early morningRead more
Traveler La farmàcia del barri? 🤣
5/22/22Reply
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Pho & Bia
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- Nov 8, 2022, 4:00pm · ☀️ 20 °C Altitude: 923 m
  Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Nậm Châu 22.536607, 104.29114222°32’12” N 104°17’28” E
Day 14
Passeggiando tra le tribù Hmong
November 8, 2022 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Pranziamo a Bac Ha, dove soggiorneremo anche la sera, e nel pomeriggio ci dedichiamo a un breve trekking, attraversando veri paesini della loro “montagna”, campi e risaie… poche in realtà, la maggior parte di queste dovremmo incontrarle a una quota maggiore, nella Sapa Valley domani.
Oggi siamo entrati in un vietnam più vero, dove la natura ha ancora un ruolo centrale per l’uomo. È stata una giornata tosta, di quelle che fanno bene per la nostra crescita, in cui abbiamo toccato con mano la vita quotidiana delle tribù Hmong.Read more
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Traveler Vietnam and Cambodia 2018
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- Aug 26, 2018, 10:30am · ⛅ 26 °C Altitude: 914 m
  Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Nậm Châu 22.535401, 104.29196822°32’7” N 104°17’31” E
Day 6
Bac Ha Markets
August 26, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today is another long day of sightseeing and finishing with the night train back to Hanoi.

First stop after 3 hour drive are the Bac Ha Markets.

Bac Ha Markets are in the northern hills of Vietnam and are one of the best ethnic markets in all of Southeast Asia! so they say. On Sundays, the ethnic minorities from the surrounding villages and hills come by foot, by motor bike, horse, by water buffalo for their chance to socialize, eat, drink, smoke, get a haircut, and buy produce and meat for the next week. We saw lots the Flower H'mong villagers today.

The markets had heaps of weird and wonderful things and the colours of the clothing is so bright.

The markets are set up in animal, clothes, handicrafts and food stalls.Read more
Traveler Did you buy anything from the animal section of the market? 😂
8/27/18Reply
Traveler Not this time
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Traveler Vietnam and Cambodia 2018
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- Aug 26, 2018, 10:32am · ⛅ 27 °C Altitude: 914 m
  Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Nậm Châu 22.535401, 104.29196822°32’7” N 104°17’31” E
Day 6
Bac Ha Markets
August 26, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The markets are interesting with so many people, some very weird looking meat and vegetables which they purchase and eat at the stall from which they have bought.

We decided if it looked and smelt weird no way were we buying anything.Read more
Traveler Hoppy said to buy the Chillies they look great good to have with a cold beer
8/27/18Reply
Traveler The fresh fruit and things look great. Don’t know about some of those meats though...
8/27/18Reply
Traveler Oh come on that horse offal looks sooo enticing, how could you pass on that?
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Traveler Vietnam and Cambodia 2018
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- Aug 26, 2018, 11:07am · ⛅ 27 °C Altitude: 914 m
  Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Nậm Châu 22.535401, 104.29196822°32’7” N 104°17’31” E
Day 6
Bac Ha Markets
August 26, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
John had another experience of trying to bargain with a group of ladies " you buy from me only 200VDN". We decided all we wanted to pay was 100VDN and this bargaining went on for about 20 mins while we were having a cold drink waiting for our guide The difference in the final cost negotiation from 150 VDN to 100 DVN cost is a whole $3.50 but we all know John and it was not something we really needed to buy. But guess what we walked away and she kept following and John eventually won. See what happens when you are an accountant.Read more
Traveler Well, you won the game but did you really win Dad? Did mum really need another handbag???
8/27/18Reply
Traveler Wellllll
8/27/18Reply
Traveler Ha ha 20 mins of frustration for $3.50....
8/27/18Reply
Traveler Dad just loves playing with them, often he bargains like that just see how low they will go, most times we don't need it so we make up some silly amount and if we get it it's a bonus and a very cheap souvenier
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Traveler North Vietnam motorbike tour
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- Apr 25, 2023, 2:26pm · ☁️ 72 °F Altitude: 927 m
  Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Nậm Châu 22.535, 104.28833322°32’6” N 104°17’18” E
Day 6
End point
April 25 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Really nice accomodation, great big bathroom with separate shower AND huge bathtub
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- Aug 26, 2018, 10:45am · ⛅ 27 °C Altitude: 914 m
  Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Nậm Châu 22.535401, 104.29196822°32’7” N 104°17’31” E
Day 6
Bac Ha Markets
August 26, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The colours of the handicrafts and clothes were very bright. The dresses the Flower H'mong people wear is very heavy embrodied and so beautiful.
Traveler Hoppy said Carol get that bloody thing off your head
8/27/18Reply
Traveler Wow, those clothes are amazing! You would have for right in with your colourful hair!
8/27/18Reply
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vogels-viajando Südostasien
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- Oct 25, 2016, 6:00pm · ⛅ 5 °C Altitude: 907 m
  Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Nậm Châu 22.53541, 104.2922422°32’7” N 104°17’32” E
Day 300
Die Zeit läuft davon
October 25, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Bei ausgiebigem Cruisen entlang des Fusses Chan verpassen wir die Abfahrt nach Pho Lu. Alles halb so wild denken wir, denn ein paar Kilometer weiter geht ja eine Schnellstraße nach Norden. Der Polizist an der Einfahrt teilt uns unmissverständlich mit, dass Mopeds auf der Schnellstraße nichts verloren haben und schickt uns zurück. Die Laune ist am Boden, aber dann entdecken wir eine weitere Option: Nochmal eine halbe Stunde nach Westen, dann nach Norden auf der Fernstrasse AH14. Allerdings wird es jetzt eng mit der Zeit. Um sechs Uhr haben wir uns mit Denis in Bac Ha verabredet. Zeit für eine Mittagspause oder Fotostops ist nun keine mehr.
Die Straße wird immer schlechter, am Ende ist es eher eine Schotterstraße mit vielen Schlaglöchern. So schaffen wir das nie. Plötzlich beginnt ein neues asphaltierter Abschnitt mit Mittelstreifen. Das muss ein Fehler im letzten 5-Jahresplan gewesen sein und kann nicht lange andauern. Weit gefehlt: Es geht auf dieser Straße bis zur AH14 und auch die AH14 ist in gutem Zustand. Mit nur einem Tankstopp schaffen wir die 90km in zwei Stunden, das ist ein sehr guter Schnitt mit unseren 125ern in Vietnam.
Wir kommen gerade noch vor Dunkelheit an und treffen uns mit unserem Vietnam easyrider Denis, der uns die nächsten Tage durch die Provinz Ha Giang führen wird.Read more
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