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I think they view women on their own very differently out here, like available for anyone to have a go. It sucks really, but all the same I really hope you reported it to the tourist police.

Actually things havent been so good, right now am in Bangkok and in fact flying home tom.

Crossed the border with little drama. The bus trip down to Hekou was bearable, only took 10hrs and managed to arrive before dark which was a relief. However once over the border everything turned sour.

I recommend that you mention this to any female considering trekking at Sapa.
I had a very scary experience in Sapa, I actually thought I wouldnt come out in one piece. I hired a guide to take me for a drive up to a scenic spot about 15 mins away from the township the afternoon I arrived in Sapa and he tried to assault me. My first impressions of this guy were completly wrong, I thought he was very professional, could speak excellent English and knew the area really well. Thinking back now I realise I did something quite stupid I should never have gone with him alone however I thought it would be ok as this is the main way people get around the area and I hadnt heard of any incidents taking place. As soon as we left the town this guy started making weird comments about couples, marriage and sex and starting asking me really personal questions. He couldnt stop telling me how attractive he thought I was. Next thing he tells me that he wants to sleep with me.

Things just deteriorated from here, he got really angry and aggressive because I wouldnt sleep with him and he threatened to rape me. Things are a bit of a blur from here, I have never been so scared in my life, I ended up jumping off the bike and running away, I was screaming and crying for help while this guy was following me on his bike. It sounds surreal, it was! It was like a fucking horror movie. I eventually stumbled on a young guy who could not speak English but guessed something was very wrong by my face. That fucking maniac caught up with us and we ended up in a screaming match, all the while I gripped the young guys arm and wouldnt let go. A couple of mins later a pair of guys on a bike came across us and stopped and one of them spoke some English and understood what I was saying. He phoned the hotel I was staying at on his mobile and the msg got through that I needed to be safely brought back down the mountain. The hotel reassured me that I could trust these two guys. As I was leaving that fucker was yellign he was going to come and get me in my room.

I was so frightened by this guy, I ended up staying in the same room as a guy I meet that night in my hotel. I was convinced that maniac was going to come and get me and I needed some sort of protection. This lovely guys name was Paul and he talked to me through the night to try and get me to calm down. I am so grateful to him.

I left Sapa the following day to go to Hanoi via train. The morning I arrived in Hanoi I was tripped and pushed to the ground by some guys who wanted me to go with them and stay in their hotel. I left Vietnam next day.

Ever since I left China I have had bad experiences, I seem to be drawing bad men. Ive spoken to other solo female travellers and none of them have ever experienced something like this, I dont understand why it happened to me. I dont invite attention, I try to keep a low profile. Anyway I dont feel like be abused anymore nor dealing with any shit because Im a female. I never thought it would be like this. Im kinda paranoid now as well, the incidents have scared me into staying in my hotel as soon as it gets dark and its not much fun. I will never travel alone again.