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Jacqui and friends

these girls could sell you their village's handicrafts in 6 different languages
Sapa - Vietnam

February 20th 2007
This blog by Lucas: Sapa is definitely one of the highlights of our trip so far. We arrived here via an all-night train ride from Hanoi - picture Bill, Lindy, Lucas and Jacqui sharing a 4-berth sleeper car built for, at most, two asian-sized people! Sapa is a bustling mountain hamlet set atop an expansive valley terraced with rice paddies and surrounded by huge mountains, including Vietnam's hig ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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
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