Islands

Halong Bay - North Vietnam

---

October 23rd 2008
Hey there! Craig and myself decided to take a two day boat trip to see the beautiful Halong Bay in Northern Vietnam, these are enormous Islands that rise up out of the emerald water! There are approx 3000 in total and natural wonders part of the Unesco World Heritage site, amazing to look at! We stayed on a wooden junk boat, our cabin was great with a private balcony, the views from the top dec ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest

---

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