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Exit Vietnam, Enter China

Lao Cai (Vietnam) to Hekou (China)

October 9th 2009
We took the winding road down from Sapa to Lao Cai, enjoying the splendid views on the way. Lao Cai is just a border town, and we got taken straight to the immigration building. First we exited Vietnam, with my now regular panic that someone will stamp a blank page of my passport and I won't have room for the visas I need soon...the passport is almost full, and I need it to get home! We then walke ... read more
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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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I moved to Hong Kong in August 2007 with the intention of staying for 9 months...until I left eight and a half years later....I finally made a move from HK and spent 2016 in Sydney, Australia. 2017 has included Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Peru, Ireland and Sweden. My favourite adventure: I went travelling in Asia and Europe for six months, taking the Trans-Siberian railway back to England. We managed to get from Thailand to London with no airplanes! I'm a keen photographer and writer & I hope you enjoy my blogs. JHG... full info
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