just a few!

Hanoi to Thailand again

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March 31st 2008
After arriving late into Hanoi, a long drive by cab into the city, approximately 45minutes and driving through dark and gloomy streets to our hotel, which was supposed to be ‘deluxe’ with all the mod cons, well con it was, not any mod's in sight. Because we were short of time, we had booked a one day trip to Ha Long Bay and had tried for a one day trip to see the hill tribes. While the bay t ... 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