Wooly!

The Village People

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October 2nd 2006
All aboard the night train! We were off to Sapa to view some of Vietnam's most spectacular scenery and much to Eddie's delight the home to 5 ethnic minority tribes. Our six berth cabin was occupied by 3 Aussies and a poor Vietnamese man who I'm sure could not figure out why he was being punished with all these Mr and Mrs Westerners (Ong Tay & Ba Tay), especially as Ed and I had had a feed of gar ... 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