Banana stall

The Road to Hanoi

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November 26th 2012
Geo: 21.7, 104.9After the Sa Pa Valley and Heaven's Gate I return to Lao Cai, getting me back on track for heading down to Hanoi. I really am making my route up as I go, not looking too far in advance but planning as such in manageable chunks, and I choose a route down to Hanoi through stunning scenery and villages. I am armed with a ‘tourist' map of the whole of Vietnam that I got ... 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