Fisherwoman

Cat Ba Island to Hanoi

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September 7th 2010
Cat Ba Island Deciding to go it alone is not as easy as we'd first hoped! We tried in vain to get on a local ferry to our chosen island, but instead had to go with another tour boat!.This turned out in our favour as we were able to spend yet more time on a sundeck watching the bigger, more dramatic limestone peaks pass us by. Another perk was a visit to another, different yet equally m ... 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