The weather has been far from cooperative in the last 2 weeks and it’s been gray and rainy pretty much since Hue. I’ve kept going north hoping that things will improve but it doesn’t look like it and forecast is the same for at least a week longer. This means I’ve been seeing the entire north of the country through a screen of mist and haven’t fully absorbed some of the most gorgeous sights such as Halong Bay and Sapa. Some of it is still pretty amazing as you can see in the photos and the fog is making everything mysterious. I think it’s Vietnam’s way to ensure I come back in the future.
Right now I am in the town of Sapa. I can tell that normally it would simply be heaven. The town is located on a hill with a 360 degree view of rice paddies, but currently there is a cloud parked on top of the town so it’s impossible to sit outside or see for more than 10 meters in front of your face. It is surrounded by “minority villages”, each with its own language and traditional style of cloths. Sorry I don’t have many pictures of indigenous people but I just can’t bring myself to picture them up close. It feels to me like they are in a zoo or something. Most other travelers don’t seem to have this problem so you can just google “Sapa Vietnam People” and see what I’m talking about.
It is really cold up here and I got a little sick. Going to take it easy and rest under the blankets until my flight to Laos on Sunday. Worst thing to do is fly with a stuffy nose. I’m crossing my fingers that the weather will be better over there. If not then I’m simply going to skip Laos altogether and do Burma and North Thailand instead.
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