Navigating the road

Where the weary lay their bones

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May 10th 2011
Having just returned from our second morning tour, both Michelle and I have flung ourselves onto the bed, exhausted. This mornings tour took us hiking through two rural villages. Beginning with a thirty minute drive south we set out on foot from Muong Hoa valley, a stunning place boasting the largest terraced rice fields in Vietnam. Coincidently our visit coincided with the beginning of the local ... 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