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Sapa

Relaxing on Tram Ton (and yes.. that's a Lonely Planet in my hands, haha)


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Vietnamese  Flag 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: Rice terraces, minorities and a horse penis
Date: June 27th 2011

Now, finally I made it! Sapa, Sapa, Sapa, its since my first visit to Vietnam 1 year ago that this name echoes in my brain and more I was thinking about it, more people seemed to be speaking about the wonderful trips they have had in the rough northwest of the country. I have to confess that besides the annoying redundance of the name in my ears I have not been particularly eager to visit Sapa, ... read more


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