Trung....our host on the cruise

Ha Long Bay - Kayaking, Swimming, and Too Much Food...

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June 26th 2007
We left for Ha Long Bay in the morning by Minibus, where the drive was about 3 hours. The entire trip was a package offered by the Backpackers Hostel from a company called South Pacific (we believe). We stopped once for a break at a souviener shop where a MILLION tourists were (as the minivans all stopped here for a "break"... ie stand here long enough and they just may buy something :-) ) We ar ... read more

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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