A Nice Mud Bath

Vietnam Part 3 (The End of the Trilogy)

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October 21st 2006
My relief to be leaving Hanoi was soon overtaken by the immediate perplexities of actually going anywhere. While I wasn’t thrilled that my ride to the train station was on the back of a motorbike, I was happy to see I was meeting up with a group. This thrill too, was quickly washed away as we were each directed to different sections of the train. I was supposed to have a sleeper but was direc ... 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