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Hill People

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March 24th 2008
I'm not getting on a motorbike taxi with my rucksack I protested however after a few minutes I reluctantly gave in. I held on tightly and we sped away still arguing with the driver to take us to the hotel in Lao Cai and not Sa Pa, an hour and a half away. Our first choice of hotel was fully booked so after wondering the streets for twenty minutes we opted for a really crap awful hotel a few door ... 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