Aaron’s travelogue

Fake Falls

Fake Falls

Flower Hmong women stand in front of a printing of a waterfall that most definitely does not exist in northern Viet Nam.

Crowd

Crowd

Locals crowd around to watch a horse race in Bac Ha, northern Viet Nam.

Gathering Herbs

Gathering Herbs

A young Red Dao woman gathers herbs for a traditional bath outside of Sapa, in Viet Nam.

Flower Child

Flower Child

A young Flower Hmong woman smiles for a photograph in Bac Ha, Viet Nam. It's often difficult to discern whether you should blame a young Flower Hmong woman's beautiful dress or facial features as the reason you can't stop looking at her.

Terraces & Fields

Terraces & Fields

Farmers harvest their rice crop before a vast mountainous backdrop in Sa Pa, Viet Nam.

Into the Mountains

Into the Mountains

A young Hmong guide stops to smile for a photograph outside of Sa Pa, in northern Viet Nam. Like many Hmong women of her generation, she has chosen to forgo a life of toiling in the fields, opting instead to cast her lot with the country's growing tourism industry.

The Valley Below

The Valley Below

A Hmong woman pauses briefly to view the vast valley below in Sa Pa, Viet Nam, as she walks from the town center back to her village.

Isle

Isle

More from Halong.

Clustered and Fading

Clustered and Fading

It's kind of amazing how things have a way of just working themselves out most of the time. It's like all the boats are fighting over who gets to kiss the pier first.

Aaron Santos

Aaron Santos has been a member since 9 November 2007 and goes by Aaron.

Currently in Hanoi, Vietnam.

I am much more interesting in person.

You can also find Aaron at www.aaronjoelsantos.com.