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Morning after the night before and bus to Sapa

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August 15th 2014
After our big night out I didn't feel too bad? I woke up early as usual and said goodbye to Irena, then Valerie and then Ryan and Sarah. Those of us left headed down for breakfast and then to,pack. Lindsay and I had to pack day bags for our trip to Sapa as what we brought we had to carry during the hikes, (which tuned out not to be the case as we were not staying at a home stay. We then pu ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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