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Island of the Apes: Surviving Monkey Island

December 5th 2009
“I wrote a warning in the sand,” says one of the Australians in a nearly-heroic tone. He explains, “It says ‘watch out for the monkeys--they bite!’” and we all nod in agreement. “Good on ya,” his Australian girlfriend acknowledges. “That ought to give ’em a heads up,” I add. I kick the sand a little before turning back to the jungle to keep watch. It’s been only 45 minutes ... 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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