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HaLong Limestone Cliffs

Halong Bay

February 24th 2007
This blog by Lucas: Part 3 of the Vietnam 60th/30th birthday bash was HaLong Bay - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. When you're unemployed and wandering the world, you tend to find time to look up little bits of information that you feel like you should know, but ignorantly or otherwise don't, like what the acronym UNESCO really stands for beyond United Nations. The answer is "United Nations' Edu ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

Vietnamese Flag 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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