Jess, Sarah, Mike, Celia

Good Morning Vietnam!

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March 31st 2012
So we assumed our best pirate accents, set sail into the depths of Halong Bay and watched in awe as thousands of lone islands loomed out of the mist... Then we had a lovely dinner and sang Karaoke into the night.... Also the Suprising/Amazing cave (I'm not kidding that is the official name) was indeed suprising/amazing. And our journey south begins! ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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