Sapa- Terraced rice paddies

Northern Vietnam

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April 27th 2007
Jen: We arrived late into Hanoi and decided to stay down a quiet alleyway. Little did we know that at 5am it turned into a bustling food market filled with live crabs, live fish and lots of fruit and vegetables!! Luckily we had to wake early that morning so that we could travel to Halong Bay. We took a three day boat cruise around Halong Bay and the scenery was beautiful. Although the boat was ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest

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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