Still smiling!

Getting high in Vietnam

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October 20th 2005
Onto Sa Pa, a quaint mountainside town in the North Western corner of Vietnam. We came here for one reason, to climb Mount Fan Xi Pan; Vietnams highest mountain at 3143 metres above sea level. We started the three day trek after a days rest around town and set forth with happy optimism about the climb. The first day was a very hard slog, seven and a half hours of ascent ranging from steep, to very ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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