rooster and rice paddies

Wandering the mountains around Bac Ha

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February 5th 2014
Geo: 22.5144, 104.287We decided to explore to region around Bac Ha on our own. So we rented a motorbike, took a map and we were off.The first day we went to Coc Ly. On Tuesday there is supposed to be a big market there but because of the Tet it was really small, only few stalls and one place to have lunch. We had the usual Pho surrounded by local people. It was really nice even if we couldn ... 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