Halong Bay

Vietnam 2007

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November 2nd 2007
Goooooooooood Moooooooooorning Vietnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!!! A lot simpler and virtually hassle free border crossing this time I'm afraid. Getting a pre booked bus ticket from A to B, does seem to be the way forward. It was mildly amusing having to get off the bus at the Cambodian border and being called back on one by one before driving the full 25 metres to the Vietnam border where you get straight ... 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