Junk Boats

Ha Long Bay

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August 7th 2007
A little 2 day 1 night cruise out onto the waters of Ha Long Bay, started early and took 4 hours to cover 175km! In the Vietnamese style of enforced tourism, we had to stop at a centre selling local crafts at exhorbitant tourist prices, along with a million other tourist buses. We arrived in Ha Long city around 12pm and were shepherded across 4 boats to our identical junk- minus the adv ... 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