We made it into Sapa really early in the morning followed by a hour long bus ride into town. Our tour group is full of young people just like us and mainly from the UK and Canada, like the majority of the people I have been traveling with. Once we got into town, we met up with a local and began our 8.6 mile (14km) trek through the mountains and rice terraces of Sapa.
The walk was absolutely amazing, seeing all the locals farming the rice and using bulls to pull the plows is something you dont see in a John Deere ruled farming culture back home. Along long walk we got to know our fellow travelers very well. I am always up for learning about where people are from and telling others what the US is like.
Once we made it to the home stay, we were all in need of a cold beer. The meal that the family cooked us was amazing (of course), we couldnt get enough. After dinner, the family served us some of their home made rice wine. Sipping on local rice wine and gazing out to the valley below us was like something out of a movie. Wouldnt have it any other way.
The walk was absolutely amazing, seeing all the locals farming the rice and using bulls to pull the plows is something you dont see in a John Deere ruled farming culture back home. Along long walk we got to know our fellow travelers very well. I am always up for learning about where people are from and telling others what the US is like.
Once we made it to the home stay, we were all in need of a cold beer. The meal that the family cooked us was amazing (of course), we couldnt get enough. After dinner, the family served us some of their home made rice wine. Sipping on local rice wine and gazing out to the valley below us was like something out of a movie. Wouldnt have it any other way.
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