Cheryn’s travelogue

Terraced hill

Terraced hill

Sapa, Vietnam

Home on the terrace

Home on the terrace

Sapa, Vietnam

Emerald field

Emerald field

Sapa, Vietnam

Red Dzao woman

Red Dzao woman

She laughed, saying I took so many pictures...

Red Dzao grandmother

Red Dzao grandmother

It's very rare to see a Red Dzao woman without her head covered, but this woman took off her headdress to show a trekking group how the garment is put on.

Home sweet home

Home sweet home

Inside the home of a Red Dzao family in Sapa, Vietnam.

Red Dzao woman

Red Dzao woman

Many hill tribe minorities surround the town of Sapa including the Red Dzao, named for the red coloring of their clothing.

Indigo stained hands

Indigo stained hands

The hands of Hmong women in Sapa, Vietnam are stained with the indigo dye they use to color their clothing.

Crown of leaves

Crown of leaves

A hill tribe girl abandons traditional attire for emerald fern leaves.

Walking in the paddy

Walking in the paddy

A farmer takes a shortcut through a rice paddy along the edge of a terrace.

Cheryn Flanagan

Cheryn Flanagan has been a member since 10 November 2007 and goes by cherynf.

Currently in jetlag purgatory.

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I'm a vagabond on hold in San Francisco–designer by day, travel writer by night, and photographer whenever I get the chance.

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