Beautiful photo from "National Park"

Had in Halong Bay

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April 30th 2007
Well booking a trip to Halong bay from Hanoi shouldn't be done in haste or with a hangover. In fairness, we did ask around a couple of places before delighting our pushy hosts and signing up for a trip with them. All the places seem to offer the same trip for around the same price - a photo is shown of a beautiful junk with it's red sails up and luxurious cabin accommodation for the one night on ... 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