Danny With Bike

Sapa

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March 28th 2010
Sapa is a town with a small village feel and characterized by rugged mountains and numerous rice paddies surrounding it. Minority tribes can also be found here like the Black Hmong and the Red Dao, who mostly because of tourist growth, travel from their villages to sell different trinkets and try to make a living. I took the overnight train from Hanoi to Lau Cai. There were six beds in my bert ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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