jay's sapa 002

trekking in sapa

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September 29th 2008
Well it’s been roughly a week since my last blog when I mentioned I would be going north to sapa and a lot has happened since then. I will start with the train journey, not knowing what to expect of Vietnam trains after the only experience on trains was in India which is not pleasant but to our surprise they where really good compared it Indian trains we got a pillow, covers, and a door on our c ... 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