Images tagged "hill-tribe-villages"

Glorious green in the valleys of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range

$Paul with passing H\'Mong villagers on the footpath above Sin Chai, note the farmers preparing the rice paddies for the coming rains$

Villager resting above the rice paddies, we saw mushrooms in his basket which he was collecting in the higher elevations (and we saw villagers threading these on strings and hanging to dry)

Passing goat herder in the footpaths connecting villages below Sapa town

$H\'Mong child on the farms between Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages$

Paul resting and snacking amid lots of vertical scenery

Feeding the pot-belly pigs, we learned they love peanuts sauteed in coconut milk

$Peter on one of the valley village footbridges, waiting for a H\'Mong tot to pass$

Water buffalo in the rice paddies, perfect spot for a hot and sunny day

Pot-belly pig rooting alongside the village footpath

Cat Cat waterfall, beneath Sapa town

Paul on our rented wheels to explore the valley beneath Sapa town

$Paul with a H\'Mong \"guide\" in the village of Hoa Su Pan, she was about half his size.$

$Rice paddies in the H\'Mong village of Sin Chai$

$Dormant rice farms in the dry season on the outskirt of the H\'Mong village of Sin Chai$

Footbridge-only access to the village of Hoa Su Pan

Some of the suspension footbridge are worse for the wear and more than a little wobbly

$Paul and his H\'Mong rescuer and hand-holder, what a life saver!$

$Wooden H\'Mong homes perched perilously on the side of the mountain. Great valley views, though.$

Baby ducklings in one of the villages, oh so cute and cuddly.

$Paul is helped out of the rice paddy he fell into by an aged H\'Mong villager, she proceeded to hold is hand as an escort the rest of the way out of the terraces$

Car crash on the winding descent to Cat Cat village below Sapa, the locals were gathering to discuss the wreckage, we have no idea what happened to the driver/passengers

$Watching the H\'Mong villagers in Sin Chai prepare the rice paddies for the coming rainy season, note the water buffalo and wooden tiller$

Smiling at the village youngsters in Sin Chai wondering why on earth I would feed the pot-belly pigs bread (I had dropped the loaf on the ground earlier so it was sullied)