Kayaking

Ahoy Matey - Halong Bay

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January 13th 2009
Day 5/6 Halong Bay We hopped on the tour bus on Monday (1/12) at a bright and early 8AM for our 3 1/2 hour bus ride to Halong Bay. It was quite an uneventful ride except for the occasionally pointing and mouth dropping we did when a motorbike passed by with a dead cow or pig on the back of it. The dock was filled with tourist, but we quickly got on our boat and braved the windy day up on th ... 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