Cave to Lagoon

All the Dirty things, All the Pretty things

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January 3rd 2009
Our next three days on tour in Vietnam were quite diverse. It began as we left Siem Reap for Hanoi; a late flight got us in at 9 PM, and it seemed to be a bad sign that no cab drivers would take us into town. One said 'There is big celebration, traffic is very bad.' But the mini-bus was going, so we hopped on, and, just like on our many trips to Israel, waited, and waited, and waited some more, ... 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