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Big Bay with lots of Big Mountains

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February 14th 2006
Ahh, 6am wake up call. Drag myself out of bed. Clamber on to the bus. Promptly fall asleep whilst trying not to drool on the poor guy next to me. On my way to Halong Bay. yea. It's a pretty good deal for 17 bucks they take you out there, put you on a boat,feed you and put a roof over your head. The day we arrived was fairly misty which gave it a eery type of feel but on the other hand you could n ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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