Halong Bay fishing village

Ha Long Bay and seeing Hanoi properly

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October 16th 2009
“Hey, it’s time to get up”. When you’ve had a 17km walk the day before and a night on a sleeper train, it’s really not what you want to hear at 4am. The next thing I knew Teddy was rousing us all from our sleep and not receiving any sort of gratitude. It was still dark outside, which to me is always a sign that you’re awake too early. After a taxi took us back to the centre of Hanoi we ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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