Halong Bay

Catching some rays

May 24th 2008
Vietnam is home to Halong Bay, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is a couple of hours away from Hanoi, and is a stretch of coastline with over 200 limestone karst islands. It is a stunning place, and we spent two days cruising around the islands on a traditional Chinese Junk. Some of the tours sell in Hanoi for a little as 30 USD, but those trips are usually accompanied by rats on board ... 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

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Jo Brown and Trevor Dyson

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This is the blog detailing the highs and lows of Trev and Jo's year long trip around the world. We visited 21 countries, took 8 flights (not including one trip in a light aircraft flown by a teenager), countless boats, travelled on more busses than I care to remember, slept in over 200 guest houses, wore the same set of clothes (without changing them) in three coutries, climbed one active volcano, drank many Tiger beers, ate much rice/noodles, rode motorbikes/horses/bicycles, climbed up Macchu Pichu, stayed where Celebrity Love island was filmed..... It was a blast, but now we are home and ... full info

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