A Junk by any other name is a tiny cruise ship

Halong Bay - on a Paradise Junk

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November 18th 2010
Today we were picked up at 8 for a 3 hour drive to Halong Bay which is famous for its “dragon teeth”, otherwise known as rock formations that rise straight out of the water and huge caves. The road is mostly 2 lanes, dusty and pretty slow going. When you have a scooter in Vietnam no matter how slowly you drive you drive in the middle of the road – my half is the middle half. On the way we ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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