On the super fancy boat

Kickin it in Ha Long Bay

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November 11th 2015
A super long and incredibly needed sleep later (fell asleep at 8:30 pm), I boarded a bus which picked up Mom and Dad en route and we drove out east to the coast. Ha Long City is right at the mouth of the Red River and is also home to some incredibly beautiful scenery. The bay is full of towering limestone karst islands (1,969 of them to be exact!) which is almost too awesome for words - so I've ... 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