Cruising around the bay

Halong Bay 2

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November 4th 2008
So at the crack of dawn...25 odd tired looking backpackers gathered outside to head on a 2 day tour of Halong Bay where we would stay on a cruiser boat....which would run out of alcohol fairly quickly! The trip from Hanoi took around 3 hours to the bay (we we saw a motorbike crash!)...after boarding we had a lovely couple of hours sailing. We then went by the floating village to pick up our ka ... 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