Fansipan seems to be the most popular subject on this site right now. I had another series of emails from Martin and Peiling (not sure where they’re from) asking for information before they made the trip. I’m happy to say they made it to the summit and back again to tell the tale! As you [...]

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Geoff from Hong Kong got in touch via the original Fansipan post asking for details about the climb and so on. I passed on what I knew and he jetted off to Vietnam for the hike / climb. Then he wrote back with his experiences, which he’s given me permission to publish here. Everyone’s experience [...]

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By far and away the most popular page I’ve had on the blog is the one regarding my climb up Fansipan in Vietnam. I get a ton of comments on it, all asking the same questions. Hopefully this post will answer a lot of them to save me being asked them over and over! If [...]

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Hanoi has it in for me. You may recall the last time I flew out, just as I was about to walk to the bus stop the heavens opened. Well guess what happened this time as I was waiting to leave and catch the train? Fortunately a taxi to the station was included in my [...]

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