Halong Bay

This bay is in the very northern part of Vietnam. The islands are formed of limestone and are very unique. We stayed on a boat overnight to cruise through the islands and see all of them.

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Vietnam

November 1st 2008
Hello again. We are now in Vietnam, which is to the east of Laos (the last country we wrote from). Vietnam shares a border with both Laos and Cambodia. We started in the north of Vietnam, in the country's capital, Hanoi. We have travelled by bus (over 40 hours, but it was broken up into 5 segments) all the way down the coast to Saigon, also known as Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam has a very lo ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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