My morning view from the hotel that I stayed at in Sapa on the North of Vietnam. It was without doubt one of the most beautiful morning views that I have ever had in all my years of traveling. Too bad I could only stay there for one night because somebody had already booked it for the next day. In fact, the whole of Sapa was booked to the brim because it coincided with a national holiday which in turn allowed Vietnamese to have a long weekend break.
I had never encountered such a difficulty in finding a hotel room ever before – so much so that I decided to spend the night up at the mountain before conquering the highest peak in all of Indo-China the very next morning. It turned out to be a very wise decision because seriously – the morning view from the peak of Mount Fansipan was even more amazing!