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Sapa

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March 30th 2007
Train trip up to sapa...good to know that the train from sydney to brissy takes as long as a third world train!!!! and yes we had a sleeper...really cool....didnt sleep to much....but was nice....Sapa was an amazing place....had a gr8 time there too....did a mountain village trek....ian called this trip his "fat camp " one....i got back trots...and sweated sooo much...and we did PHYSICAL exersize ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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 forc... ... read more