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Sapa Memories

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June 5th 2006
This is backtracking on our journey a bit, but we're finally getting this posted 😊 Be sure to check out the new photos on the Cruising China Seas/Wet and Wild entries, too! Sapa was one of our favorite places we've visited thus far on our travels. It is a small town in northwest Vietnam, settled in a little valley up in the mountains not too far from the Chinese border. The clouds often ro ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai

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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