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Junk beds

Halong - Sa Pa - Bac Ha

January 4th 2010
Hi again. A belated happy new year. Picking up from the last blog - we spent a night on a 'junk' (Gabe: "I know why they're called 'junks': it's because of all of the junk.") exploring the Halong Bay area. Most of our cruise was in Lan Ha Bay off Cat Ba Island, to the south of Halong Bay. Magnificent scenery, with sheer limestone cliffs rising out of the turquoise waters (I'm channeling the ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Bac Ha

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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