Our beds for the night, pretty alright
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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 for... [read more]
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 for... [read more] Blog: Trekking in SaPa
Date: November 22nd 2008
When we arrived in Sa Pa it was foggy, wet and pretty cold, so I was glad I had stuffed all my warm clothing in my small bag at the last minute along with an extra scarf. After a nice warm shower we felt a little better and were ready for our first visit to the towns of Lao Chai and Ta Van. As we walked outside we were immediately approached by the first of the local minorities, the Black H'Mong w ... read more
Date: November 22nd 2008
When we arrived in Sa Pa it was foggy, wet and pretty cold, so I was glad I had stuffed all my warm clothing in my small bag at the last minute along with an extra scarf. After a nice warm shower we felt a little better and were ready for our first visit to the towns of Lao Chai and Ta Van. As we walked outside we were immediately approached by the first of the local minorities, the Black H'Mong w ... read more
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I live in Amsterdam and try to spend every possible holiday traveling :)
My last trip was January-February this year, to Thailand, Laos and Myanmar / Burma. I've written blogs about my last trips to Asia (Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia) and Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua)
My list of places to see seems to keep growing and growing....currently in my top 5: Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and New Zealand....oh and a few relaxing beach holidays, maybe Curacao? Hawaii? ;)
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