Not our ship but similar!

Tam ben Vietnam

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October 15th 2005
10th October - Halong Bay (I think this one is going to have a lot of photos) It is almost time for us to leave Vietnam and we are getting very excited about journeying into China. Before that though, here is what we've been up to in the last week or so. From Hanoi we booked a trip to Halong Bay. As a general rule we try to stay away from organised tours as you tend to feel a little herded ar ... 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