Halong Bay

Relaxing in Halong Bay. Getting angry in Ha Noi -- city of scams and rude people. Time to get out of here.

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May 21st 2007
HA NOI - May 13 Well the introduction to Ha Noi was shit. As soon as we stepped off the bus we were scammed....."free taxi." A guy was claiming free taxi to anywhere we wanted to be dropped off since the bus cannot go into the city. We (Anna, Beth, Hannibal (chilean), and I) thought it was a little sketchy cause nothing in this country is free but we took it anyway. Well ya, we didn't get drop ... 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