A king crab

Get me off this f***ing boat!

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April 25th 2010
We did our first group tour that included overnight accomm, shopped around - promises and prices varied massively but we settled on one in the end for a trip to Halong Bay. We were picked up in a transit van that had seats in it to make it slightly resemble a mini bus. Every seat was full, Xan was in front I was on back seat and the cramped, hot journey was 3.5 hrs long during which we were su ... read more

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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