Halong Bay

Messing about in boats

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December 20th 2007
So, our dinner was with a Vietnamese girl called Diep who lives in Hanoi and her Singaporean friend Michele. I made contact with Diep through the Couchsurfing website which is designed to put people in touch with local people in places they are visiting, the original aim being to link people up to accommodation in people's houses. Diep works for the EU and Michele for the UN, both in Hanoi and wor ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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