Ha Long Bay Kayaking

Limestone Karsts and Cantonese Karaoke

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September 6th 2010
As I start this entry, I am sitting on a boat in Halong Bay. By the time I post it, we will be back in Hanoi - you didn’t think there would be Wifi on the boat did you? I joke but, whilst there isn’t Wifi access in Halong Bay, we never seem to be that far away from mobile phone signal if the captain of the boat having his mobile permanently strapped to his head is anything to go by. Whilst I ... 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