Colourful locals

Vietnam (North) part 2

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November 21st 2007
Saturday 17 November 2007 We lazily spent the day wandering around Ha Noi and preparing for our night departure for a tour of Bac Ha & Sa Pa. Barbara’s lazy packing was cut short when we were notified at around 7:30pm that our train time had changed from 9:15pm to 8:40pm. After a little scurrying around, we braced ourselves for a hectic taxi ride (6 people including the driver) to Ha Noi Railwa ... 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