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Woman stitching

Very fine detailed work which would tax my eyesight.
SaPa - mountain retreat

March 8th 2009
Hello all: I'm on my last three days in Vietnam. My friend Denis helped me arrange an overnight train to SaPa which is in the northeastern highlands. It is the location of the highest peak in Vietnam and the terrain is a little like the Kootney Valley in BC. The area is especially well known for a number of hill tribe people who live in small villages in the area. Many of them travel into the tow ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

Vietnamese Flag 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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