Trekking - Sapa

Vietnam. Check.

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September 30th 2006
Hello All! So I've been gone almost 3 weeks and of course I am just now getting around to setting up a blog (it's been quite the ordeal!) . . . but you should all be happy to know that I am doing wonderfully! I've got all my teeth, no arrests, not even a lost item - maybe I should become a full-time traveler 😉 I left Vietnam Thursday evening (on a 24 hr. bus) and arrived safely in Laos l ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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