halong bay

Ha Long Bay

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September 23rd 2008
I got back to Hanoi from Sapa about 5.30am but in a few hours I would already be on the bus to the world heritage sight of Halong Bay... one of the locations used for the James Bond film 'Tomorrow Never Dies.' Luckily there was an English couple and an American girl all my age, so we made a good social four-some. The trip didn't get off to a good start though... it unfortunately started to rain, a ... 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