One of the many floating fish farmingvillages.

Out of the mist and off to see the man

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March 12th 2008
Halong Bay is where just about every tourist that comes anywhere near Hanoi goes to spend a couple of days. With nearly 2 000 islands and turquoise water it would look absolutely amazing if there was sunshine, although the shrouding mist does add somethig to it. After checking out a few of the options offered by the numerous travel agents I opted for the three day/two night package from a mid pric ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hai Phong » Cat Ba Island

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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