Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay 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
Hello everyone and welcome to our travel blog! We set off from Edinburgh on 7th February 2008 with our sights set on South East Asia. Our plan is to travel overland, as much as we can, for 6 months from Thailand through Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and back to Thailand. So sit back and enjoy our journey, we hope you like our photos and stories. The blogs are listed newest first so if you want to start at the beginning of our journey then go straight to the last page. See you all soon!!!... full info