Limestone Karsts

Halong Bay and Hanoi

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March 29th 2007
On the morning of the 15th of February we took a cramped, three-hour long minibus ride to Halong Bay with a mixed group of other Europeans, Canadians and a huge group of Aussies. We had a short break during the journey at a large souvenir warehouse before finally reaching the tourist port. In order to actually get to our boat we had to climb, jump and generally scramble from boat to boat, deck to ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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