Sapa

"Brainy turtles and sleepy dragons"

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March 5th 2013
Blog 22nd February - 5th March. Vietnam: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Sapa - Hue - Hoi An "Brainy turtles and sleepy dragons" With the India box 'ticked' (for now at least) we waved goodbye to a hot and sweaty Bombay and jetted off for South East Asia. Nearly two days and a full pack of wet wipes later, we safely arrived in Hanoi -capital of Vietnam in the far north of the country. The w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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