Helen On Our Own Little Beach

Halong Bay - Dang, It's Beautiful

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December 21st 2008
Hello everyone : ) It’s been about a week since the last update as we’ve been dashing around Vietnam with the aim of getting to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) for Christmas. Anyhow, I’ll carry on from where Dave left off - we gladly left Hanoi for a three day tour of Halong Bay. Halong Bay is a UNESCO world heritage site that covers an area of 1500km² comprising of just under two thousand lim ... 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