Sapa - Staying with families and trekking through typhoons! 2

Sapa - Staying with families and trekking through typhoons!

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September 29th 2008
Hello there. So we got on the night train to Sapa and we expected the worst because we had booked in the 'hard sleeper' class and heard bad things. But we got in the carriage and it was great. I think after the Indian trains nothing could phase us. We got in and we had pillows and sheets (awesome) and then the next thing we know 4 more Vietnamese girls are in our carriage, so all in all a good ... 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