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Background: The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forces under Ho Chi Minh, who took control of the North. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South. Despite the return of peace, for over two decades the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies. Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have committed to economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The country continues to experience protests from the Montagnard ethnic minority population of the Central Highlands over loss of land to Vietnamese settlers and religious persecution.




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Areas in : Bac Ha (1) | Dien Bien Phu (11) | Lai Chau (9) | Mai Chau (16) | Sapa (412) | Son La (4)

Sapa - All Good Things Must Come To An End....
October 29th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
Sitting on a rocking train on a 16 hour train ride to Hoi An, I thought it would be a good time to catch up to catch up on the blogging... We have left Hanoi sadly and are heading towards a typhoon in ... 14 photos [full story]

9 days ago: tomandsim published a blog
about sapa
October 30th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
hi all we went for a trek to 3 different villages today. that was great fun the people are very nice. they are always trying to sell u stuff though. this is only a small entry so this is it... p ... [full story]

Sapa - All Good Things Come To Those That Wait!
October 27th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
Soooo I left the last blog with us in our taxi on the way to the train station to catch the overnight train... when we arrived we were ushered through the main gates and given no real direction as to ... 52 photos [full story]

11 days ago: tomandsim published a blog
Sapa
October 28th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
Hi everyone, time for a decent entry finally. We arrived in Hanoi on Saturday morning, what an amazing place - I love it. We stayed in an area called the old quarter which is just a labyrinth of st ... [full story]

Post #11: Side trip to Sapa!
13 days ago: fancyandjoe published a blog
Post #11: Side trip to Sapa!
July 25th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
We thought it was about time to catch you up on a few side trips we took when we first hit Hanoi way back in July. Wow- that seems like a life-time ago! Our first excursion out of the city was a 4-da ... 26 photos [full story]

15 days ago: Hanoi06 published a blog
CÂU TRUYỆN TRÊN CAO NGUYÊN
October 24th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Dien Bien Phu
Lâu lắm rồi,trên cao nguyên hùng vĩ,tù trưởng Mtao Mxây nổi tiếng giàu có khắp vùng.Hắn cậy mạnh nên cho đám đầy tớ ... [full story]

Lao Cai (Vietnam) to Hekou (China)
23 days ago: JHG published a blog
Lao Cai (Vietnam) to Hekou (China)
October 9th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest
We took the winding road down from Sapa to Lao Cai, enjoying the splendid views on the way. Lao Cai is just a border town, and we got taken straight to the immigration building. First we exited Vietna ... 1 photos [full story]

Sapa
23 days ago: JHG published a blog
Sapa
October 5th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
The long journey to Sapa started very early in the morning...04.45 to be precise. We had to get up and walk to the station for the 06.10 train. A ten hour train meant that the majority of our day was ... 13 photos [full story]

Arrival in Hanoi and trip to Sapa
24 days ago: Rob Hamborg published a blog
Arrival in Hanoi and trip to Sapa
October 14th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
Where to start with a non-stop week in Vietnam? I had completely forgotten how tiring it is to travel continuously in an effort to see as much of the world as possible, and we certainly didn’t w ... 21 photos [full story]

Vietnam - Sapa
27 days ago: TommyandZoTravels published a blog
Vietnam - Sapa
October 12th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa
Sapa After a hearty western dinner at Jaspers and some ritz and oreo biscuits bought, we were ready for our sleeper train to Sapa. Sapa is a town in the hills which stands in the shadow of Fan Si ... 21 photos [full story]


Northwest Blog Entries

WTF?! Looks yummy!
People of Bac Ha - fresh pig for dinner!
People of Bac Ha
People of Bac Ha
Loving my cocktails and Ria!
Ria sampling the local coffee..
Pig in a Bag.... still alive...
Bac Ha Markets with Ria and McKay
Eating Sugar cane at Bac Ha Markets
Sapa Village
Sapa Village
Getting bikes back to Sapa From Cat Cat!
People of Cat Cat Village
Getting Lost on Our Trek
H'Mong Girl
Rice terrace

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