Typical Halong Bay Boat

April 7th 2011
Thursday 7th April and Friday 8th April 2011 Lao Cai to Hanoi and Halong Bay After arriving in Lao Cai we went to a hotel and had a shower and change of clothes before walking to the railway station to join the Orient Express for the overnight journey to Hanoi. It was slow, rocky and lumpy but quite luxurious with plush beds and classy furnishings inour couchettes. Meanwhile our bikes wer ... 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

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Richard Dugdale

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I am a retired engineer, born in 1945, who loves cycle touring. I started by riding Lands End John O Groats for charity. Followed by C2C, the Three Towers (Blackpool - London -Paris Blackpool), European section of North Sea Cycle Route (Rotterdam to Bergen, 3,500 km), several sportives and trips to Spain and the Alps, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Japan, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (India), Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. Kyushu Japan, USA, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sicily. I ride two days every week with some retired riders and usually lead a... full info

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