ChrisB wrote about Tina's posting,
It would have been the bathroom
that would have got me, Tina.
I suspect that the locals thought nothing
of the difference between a communal sleeping area and the more private
rooms.
Chris
On 1 Oct 14, at 00:25, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> This is one part of the trip that I would NOT repeat. Our
homestay in Sapa consisted of a thin foam mat on the floor of an open
loft, along with 8 other mats. all occupied. Access was by a steep
ladder, no shoes allowed. There was one bathroom outside. I don't mind
the lack of bathrooms, but the lack of privacy was not what I expected.
We found out later that others had private rooms in farmhouses for about
the same that we paid. http://www.pbase.com/image/157645382 [1]
>
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I wouldn't be able to cope with that,
simply because I've re
> would not be able to cope with my night-time
travels, I've enjoyed this lot of Tina's photos ( I en
; several aspects
of the life of the Hmong impress me; I wonder how they cope with such a
wet environment in
> that despite how they live their clothes seem too
be very clean and bright. But I wasn't actually there to evaluate.
>
>> Cheers, Brian
>
Links:
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[1]
http://www.pbase.com/image/157645382
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