Our boat 'Lagoon Explorer'

February 8th 2009
There are soooooo many tour shops in Hanoi each offering 'exclusive' cruises for peanuts, and so many stories on the net of bad experiences. Some people had encountered rats on board, overcrowded boats, crazy tour guides and lots of other bad experiences. We opted for a cruise with a company called Handspan, who promised a luxury boat (called the Lagoon Explorer 2) with a maximum of 8 passenger ... 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

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Hola and welcome to Lee (aka PJ) and Michys travel blog!! This is our communication hub for the next 12 months, so please keep in touch, read our travel blogs, and feel free to leave comments/messages so we still feel at home! We are off around the world and will be back soon!!! The countries we plan to see are.. Thailand (done) Laos (done) Vietnam (done) Cambodia (done) Malaysia (done) Singapore (done) Indonesia (done) and Oz!! (done) Highlights of our trip so far *Tubing on the Nam Song river in Vang Vieng - Laos *Watching the sun set over the Mekong river in... full info

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