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Conquering the Fansipan in two days

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January 23rd 2015
My first trip of 2015 happened to fall on the very first day of the year. I spent it taking on the challenge of conquering Indochina's rooftop, Mount Fansipan . I went with 2 other friends and the trip was put altogether b ... read more

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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