The local market

March 28th 2007
I'm not too sure what I was expecting when we reached the other side of the border crossing, but it was pretty much the same as the Chinese side. The only big difference was that they actually use the same alphabet as us, but I still don't have a bloomin' clue what it says! We got the bus to Sapa, which is a hill tribe town right up in the mountains and takes an hour to get to from Lao Cai. Or so ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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Sam Webb

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Not knowing what to do with my life and having talked about it for years I've finally decided to pack my bags and go travelling. My plan so far......Canada for a month (just to get my travelling feet!), China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Bali, Australia & New Zealand, Fiji & USA. I'll try and update this travel blog as often as possible and put lots of photos on so you can all see what I'm up to (and also make you incredibly jealous!!). Please keep in touch and let me know what you're up to (you know I'm always one to hate missing out on a bit of gossip!) ... full info

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