life in the forest: butterfly

Lost in the tropical forest of Cuc Phuong

---

January 29th 2014
Geo: 20.3167, 105.633It was a real hassle to get to Cuc Phuong National park but it was worth it. We slept 20km inside the park in a house that could host about 20 people but we were the only one there, in the middle of the forest. Thankfully, a family leaves at the park centre and they run a small restaurant where we could get rice, soup and fried vegetables. That's all we ate for 2 days (p ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

---

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