Sapa is the most beautiful region in Vietnam, very close to the China border, mountainous, picturesque but, sadly, situated in one of the poorest provinces, Lao Cai.
The beautiful clothes of the ethnic minorities are brightly coloured and headwear is often a feature. It was difficult for us to identify the various ethnic groups but there are well over 20 in the region.
Farming and tourism are the main occupations and it became a game avoiding the women and girls (where were the boys and men?) each place we stopped. They sold silver jewellery, woven bags, scarves, etc and were VERY persistent with very good memories. We quickly learned that if we said we would be back later, they would be waiting. It was all very good humoured and connections were made easily.
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