Boats in the Bay

Junks and Jellyfish

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August 2nd 2008
After an early flight from Hue to Hanoi, to avoid the 14 hour bus ride, we went straight to our hotel, and dropped our bags. We were on a mission: book a trip to Halong Bay. After doing some comparison shopping, we selected an Australian outfit that we had heard good things about (even after we had a truly obnoxious conversation with the ex-pat owner of the tour company who tried to convince us ... 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