SDC11434

Ha Long Bay

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January 17th 2010
The place is awesome! Spectacular views, when the fog and cold don’t get in the way I think I spent the entire time bloody freezing. The bus was pretty horrible but only 4hours is Childs play in Asia travel the highlight was the ;soft shell crab’ Pringles. The food on the whole tour was really nice even if a few shrimps looked really dodgy iv still not died from food poisoning, there was also ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hai Phong » Cat Ba Island

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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