Pan-Asian Gallivanting

After receiving my Vietnam Visa in Kunming I ventured south to Jianshui which houses a giant Confucious temple and other religious sites. I spent a couple days there and then headed south towards the Yuanyang rice terraces.

I did some hiking…rode in some vans….and was able to see these spectacular views of water-filled rice terraces. Since the town was quite cheap and I needed a place to camp out until my Vietnam Visa became valid, I stayed in this small town for a couple more days.

On the 19th I woke up early and started a long series of van rides and a bus ride to the border. Once across I hitched a ride to Sapa and spent the night. The first meal I had in Vietnam was Pho (and it was Phoing Amazing! and only 80 cents!)

I’ve been in Sapa for the past two days but I am a little disappointed because it has continued to rain and the fog here is hindering me from viewing the scenery. I thought about renting a motorcycle (well a moped with no clutch but gears) for 7-10 days and tour around but then I realized that I’m pretty tired of rice terraces to be honest. I think I need some warm weather! So tonight I will take a sleeper bus to Hanoi.