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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]
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] Blog: Sapa
Date: November 29th 2010
From Cat Ba Island I headed back to Hanoi for a few days and to fix my camera, broken from taking too many pictures of Halong Bay! After a few days in Hanoi I decided my final destination in Vietnam would be Sapa. So I took the 9 hour overnight sleeper train from Hanoi to Lo Cai on the Chinese Border and then minibus up into the mountains of Sapa. Went trekking as soon as I arrived in Sapa and the ... read more
Date: November 29th 2010
From Cat Ba Island I headed back to Hanoi for a few days and to fix my camera, broken from taking too many pictures of Halong Bay! After a few days in Hanoi I decided my final destination in Vietnam would be Sapa. So I took the 9 hour overnight sleeper train from Hanoi to Lo Cai on the Chinese Border and then minibus up into the mountains of Sapa. Went trekking as soon as I arrived in Sapa and the ... read more
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