Sapa

You buy from me in Sapa?!?

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December 22nd 2008
Another destination, another eventful bus journey! We sleepily arrived to the bus station at 0545 to find our bus blaring loud music, half naked ladies on DVD player, and party lights all around the bus. We set off at ridiculous speeds for the windy roads - Michael compared it to drink driving in the West coast. An hour into our journey we pick up about a dozen local people. The ladies were dr ... read more

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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