Preparing Hemp Thread

As some people crochet or knit while doing automatic routines, these women spin thin strips of hemp to make a thread later used in embroidery.

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Trek from Sapa

March 4th 2016
Our local guide came by while we were having breakfast with a few clarifications about our itinerary. He asked what we had paid. It seems that La Beauty de Hanoi makes a good commission. Today we have a 12 kilometre trek ahead of us, down into the valley to a couple of Black Hmung villages. We sleep in a “homestay”. I am not quite sure what this is as I have read that it illegal for locals to ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest

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

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