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Descending with Dragons in Halong Bay

March 16th 2009
We started our morning with a sumptuous breakfast at KOTO, before beginning our drive north east to the World Heritage site of Halong Bay in the Gulf of Tonkin (approx four hours). There was tangibly excitement running through the group as we had all heard such wonderful things about the jade water and its 2000 or so towering limestone peaks. We finally boarded our fabulous private s ... 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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