Cave 1

Halong Bay

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May 27th 2010
Mui Ne - Hanoi via sleeper buses covers more than 1,500km at just $40USD. The catch? It takes 42 hours. Honestly the reclining seats made it pretty nice - I can only imagine how cool fold-down seats on transoceanic flights must be... Four transfers, five major cities and two meals later, I arrived bright and early in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. I booked another bus the instant I hit Hanoi a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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