Kayaks Tied Up Outside Cave

June 19th 2009
I booked a tour last Thursday through my hostel, the Hanoi Backpackers Hostel. It was called the Ha Long Bay Rock Long Rock Hard tour. I should have realized that when they were talking about rocks, it was not the limestone karst islands or the rock-climbing they were referring to. No, it was the incessant partying that the young crowd on the boat trip did. I guess I'm turni ... 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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Rebecca Ford

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My name is Becky, and I'm a travelin' Texan who has been living in Europe for the past seven years working for the US Air Force. I've spent a lot of time in Africa & the Middle East (sorry, that was a long time ago, so no blogs), recently traveled to Southeast Asia, and have a ton more trips planned in the future. Please enjoy reading my blog. You'll find out very quickly that I am a bit of a smart-as*, but I am also very straight-forward, honest (no sugar-coating here), adventurous, and I can offer you good practical travel advice from time to time. I'll be hosting competitions, and... full info

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