{"id":629,"date":"2010-12-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/?p=629"},"modified":"2020-06-13T14:07:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T18:07:05","slug":"photo-friday-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/photo-friday-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Friday: Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2006, we spent a month in Vietnam. We crossed the border from China in the north near Sapa, where we spent an amazing few days amongst the Hmong people and their beautifully terraced rice fields. Next we ventured down to Hanoi, and then spent a few days on a boat in the Halong Bay. Afterwards we made our way south, but for now we have plenty of photos to show of Northern Vietnam. If you find yourself wandering around Southeast Asia, don&#8217;t miss this amazing country, especially Sapa (sometimes spelled &#8220;Sa Pa&#8221;) and the surrounding areas.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/photo-friday-vietnam\/img_5608\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-659\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5608-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Hmong Woman\" title=\"Hmong Woman\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-659\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hmong woman and baby, Bac Ha Market, Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/photo-friday-vietnam\/img_5928_ed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-663\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5928_ed-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Halong Bay\" title=\"Halong Bay\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-663\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halong Bay, Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/photo-friday-vietnam\/img_5797_ed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-661\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5797_ed-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Hmong Boy\" title=\"Hmong Boy\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-661\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hmong boy and water buffalo, Sapa, Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-657\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/photo-friday-vietnam\/img_2325_ed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-657\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_2325_ed-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Sapa Girl\" title=\"Sapa Girl\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-657\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hmong Girl, Sapa, Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/photo-friday-vietnam\/img_5696_ed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-660\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5696_ed-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Hmong Woman\" title=\"Hmong Woman\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-660\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hmong woman, Bac Ha Market, Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-662\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/photo-friday-vietnam\/img_5800_ed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-662\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5800_ed-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Vietnam\" title=\"Northern Vietnam\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-662\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The countryside of northern Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-658\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/photo-friday-vietnam\/img_2439\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-658\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_2439-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Halong Bay\" title=\"Halong Bay\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-658\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halong Bay, Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Got some photos to share, send them our way and we&#8217;ll feature them in an upcoming &#8220;Photo Friday&#8221;!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2006, we spent a month in Vietnam. 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