Rays in the valley

The sun occasionally broke through the clouds

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April 18th 2008
In the last blog I mentioned how the Vietnamese are the most pushy, money sucking people I’ve met (Darren’s edit: We’re having a great time, I promise!). It hasn’t changed since we’ve gotten out of Hanoi. It is unbelievable how quickly they will try to rip you off, and after you have paid for a service you constantly have to watch out to make sure that they hold up their end of the deal ... 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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