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Boat trip in Halong Bay

April 18th 2009
Dear reader, I never quite finished the story of my brother and I going to Southeast Asia in February 2007. My latest blog entry is from Hanoi (Rendezvous in Hanoi), after which we went to Halong Bay, a UNESCO world heritage site featuring thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes (see Wikipedia for information). We booked ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

Vietnamese Flag 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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