SaPa sales girls

These little stalkers were waiting for us outside our hotel in the mornings, and took us back at night. We were told that other than trying to sell us stuff they are also learning english off us so they can be tour guides later on.

Sa Pa!

November 20th 2006
Things to pack for a weekend in SaPa: sunscreen, rain coat,hat, thick jumper, waterproof shoes, thongs. At last we have found somewhere that changes its weather faster than Melbourne! Words like amazing, breathtaking, dramatic and relaxing do not even begin to describe where we went over the weekend. After an overnight 10hour train trip from Hanoi to Lao Cai (5mins from the Chinese border) we went ... 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

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