Sapa

Sapa- freezing but worth it

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February 24th 2008
Hi everyone. Thanks for your comments and messages over the last few weeks. Its great to hear from you all and that the blogs are coming out ok and readable!!. Keep them coming and also let me know how things are going back home and any gossip!!. Well surprise surprise I'm about 3 weeks behind again on blogs and have got ones on Hoi An, Hue and Saigon to publish but I'll get there soon enough. ... read more

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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