Out the boat window

I Heart Halong Bay

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September 9th 2007
After an overnight stop off at Ninh Binh (which I think sounds amusingly similar to Nimbin), we headed off to Halong Bay. Now, my guidebook might be 12 years old, but it says that the days of pirates in these parts weren't entirely over, so I was looking forward to the odd chance of spotting one, hiding in the grottoes of the many rock formations that stick out in this beautiful bay. And apparentl ... 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