The ride out of the village

Fierce and Furious!

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July 30th 2008
The bus back to Hanoi was fortunately quite uneventful....appart from confirming our suspicions of being ripped off on the way here...the comfy minibus on return was almost half the price and took half the time! Anyway, our next stop was Halong Bay, a world heritage sight and potentially one of 2009's new "7 wonders of the World"!....We'll explain a little more about that in a mo'. Our journey ... 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