halong bay

how long to Halong?

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October 15th 2007
Shin chow! (phonetic hello in Vietnamese)... The morning of Oct 12th was spent commuting to Halong Bay by air con 12 seater mini-bus. Now the driving, let me rant for a bit - this is something I cannot get my Western head around (I am starting to get a complex for being Western!). In fact, I am sure Intrepid would love to now how terrible the majority of the Vietnamese drivers, cyclists, motor ... 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