In Khao Sok, limestone karst rises through the waters, making for a beautiful landscape.
BEAMING Red Dao women crowded the front steps of Sapa’s Gothic, grey stone church and pulled strips of colourful embroidered fabric from their woven rattan backpacks.
Ethnic minorities in various styles of traditional dress – indigo tunics and leggings, elaborate pleated skirts as well as silver-studded jackets – strolled up from the valley, all bound for Sapa’s bustling weekend market.
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