Plantation

June 28th 2009
Today is my last day in Sa Pa - tonight it's the night train from Lao Cai back to noisy, crowded, hot Hanoi. I spent my leisurely last day by taking a walk. I picked a road and followed it out of town for over an hour. It was a rewarding way to go. All the scenery nearby is beautiful, so that did not disappoint. The locals were not trying to sell me anything so instead I got a lot of nice sm ... 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

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Rebecca Ford

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My name is Becky, and I'm a travelin' Texan who has been living in Europe for the past seven years working for the US Air Force. I've spent a lot of time in Africa & the Middle East (sorry, that was a long time ago, so no blogs), recently traveled to Southeast Asia, and have a ton more trips planned in the future. Please enjoy reading my blog. You'll find out very quickly that I am a bit of a smart-as*, but I am also very straight-forward, honest (no sugar-coating here), adventurous, and I can offer you good practical travel advice from time to time. I'll be hosting competitions, and... full info

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