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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]
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] Blog: Great Boat Trip
Date: June 19th 2005
Hi yall, We just got back to Hanoi from a 2 day 1 night boat trip to Halong Bay. Wow! What a beautiful place (see pics). The bus trip from Vientiane to Hanoi (24 hrs) was horrendous! We booked it from a very nice looking travel agency so we thought the service would be quite professional. Boy were we far off. First of all the bus was 1.5 hours late picking us up. Upon entering the bus we ... read more
Date: June 19th 2005
Hi yall, We just got back to Hanoi from a 2 day 1 night boat trip to Halong Bay. Wow! What a beautiful place (see pics). The bus trip from Vientiane to Hanoi (24 hrs) was horrendous! We booked it from a very nice looking travel agency so we thought the service would be quite professional. Boy were we far off. First of all the bus was 1.5 hours late picking us up. Upon entering the bus we ... read more
