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Hanoi to Sa Pa

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November 12th 2015
Arriving in Hanoi around 1130 pm, the visa formalities went smoothly and in no time we were outside in the 27deg air with our driver from the Impressive Hotel. By now we had been up for close to 20 hours (13 hr flight from Vancouver to Guangzhou, China with a 5 hour layover before another 1.5 hour flight to Hanoi) so we were ready for a good sleep. A wonderful breakfast (included in the room p ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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