Touring the villages

The short guy with the green hat was our fantastic tour guide, Thang. He was from a far off Hilltribe and was the 11th of 12 children. He managed to get out of his village to attend university and is now going to open his own guide firm. Highly recommended.

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Sa Pa

June 4th 2007
Sa Pa Asia » Vietnam » Sapa By Steve SarahJune 4th 2007S&S After a great overnight train ride up from Hanoi, we spent two days exploring Sa Pa in the north of Vietnam. This litt ... 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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