Halong Barges Galore

Long way to Halong Bay

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January 5th 2009
CS: Seas settled but it seemed interminable to make Haiphong largely because all the ETAs had been so far out and ever stretching, but when we finally approached land on the afternoon of Sunday the view was spectacular. The pictures do not do justice to the scenery because there is a deep pall of smoke clouding the atmosphere but the scattering of ‘dragon’s teeth’ - a myriad of small and not ... read more

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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