Scenery surrounding Sapa

Homestay in Mountain Village

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March 18th 2007
SAPA - 18/03/07 - 20/03/07 The night train to Sapa was a bit of an experience. It left at 11pm and we felt a little like prisoners of war being herded onto a train. It was push and shove since (we later discovered) that it is common for the Vietnamese to double book sleeper cabins. Some poor European tourists were unlucky enough to have tickets for a cabin that did not even exi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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