content: Everyone must go! I've never been to Sapa though. I've been to Vietnam four times. My wife is from there. Seems like a great place to me. I have many memories of the beautiful country. Hot women, cheap beer, great food, friendly people, motorbike traffic, kids waving and saying "hello" in the delta, rice wine moonshine, the Saigon night life, calm Ha Long bay, crazy russian party town Nha Trang, placid beach resorts near the sleepy town of Da Nang. I never had trouble. It's possible though. I was in Pham Ngu Lao and I saw two white guys speeding on a motorbike. The guy in back was wearing only a pair of shorts. He was bleeding badly so his whole body appeared shiny in the night city lights. He had a dazed look. The other guy was driving a bit frantic with bursts of throttle and aggressive countersteering. They went one way then turned around and passed by me again. They must have found trouble somewhere. Then you have the crooked cops, the fact that $50 will get you off for a DUI, selective enforcement and bribes, that everything is about money, the trash in the river, etc... still a good place to visit.