Just Marvelous September 18th 2007 Another early morning and we were on our way to Halong Bay. We didn't know too much about it when we arrived in Vietnam but the pictures and the itinery looked amazing so we had high hopes. The 3 hr drive to the port was an experience dodging in and out of cars and bikes all the way but was airconditioned and comfy but best of all the sun was still shining! We arrived at the port to the amazing si ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay 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
Decided to take a year long Honeymoon travelling the world starting on 8th August 2007. We hope you will enjoy reading our blog but with only GCSE english under our belts and regular readers of the Daily Star our literacy skills and humour may be lacking! Hope you enjoy reading about our travels and feel free to contact us with tales of home. Graeme & Lisa... full info