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Halong Bay

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April 1st 2008
It was raining in Hanoi and we knew the weather would not be any better in Halong Bay, but to be this close and not experience the beauty of Halong Bay and the experience of spending the night on a "junker" would have been to miss out on a remarkable, beautiful experience. We took a bus in the rain to Halong Bay and boarded a junker where we would spend one night. It rained on the 4 hour bus rid ... 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