Life with The Mongs Photo 22

Life with The Mongs

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April 15th 2010
Last Night in Vietnam and i havent tried dog yet! Just a quick update to save my pictures of trekking in Sapa. We stayed in a village with the Mong tribe, trekking for 12km up and down hills at 1000ft above sea level. It was tough going, especially as the tribe tried to sell us stuff all the way through. They may be short but they sure are persistant, i came away with a pair of tin earings and ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast

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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