laying back

Ha Long bay

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September 17th 2013
The trip out to the bay took about 4 hours, with the obligatory tourist stop to look at over priced Vietnamese goods. Our group included the amazing Phillipe all the way from Chile and Vanessa and Chris from uk/NZ. The photos sort of tell it all. The boat was amazing, great service and way too much food. It was lovely and cool at Ha long Bay, until we started treking the 100 plus step to the caves ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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