Sapa Market

The Nam with Tam

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April 11th 2007
The journey in to Vietnam was the easiest so far, especially as after arriving in Ho Chi Minh City and catching a flight up to Hanoi we were met by our free airport pick up. Conscious that we were meeting Tam in a few days time we high tailed it up to Sapa with the aim of trekking up Vietnam's highest peak: Fansipan (3143m). When we arrived, however, we found that we had been booked on to the wr ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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