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Sapa

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December 15th 2014
Sapa Oh, just typing the word make me happy. It was such a gem of my trip. The antithesis of my Halong Bay experience. As an aside, I should probably stop hating on Halong Bay. So many people love it. Just a personal and uncommon opinion. I get back to the hotel, and I meet a nice American architect from Minnesota. We get to chatting and decide to go around the corner to tr ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai

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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