Hard life on board

Halong Bay's no Cupan Tae

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September 25th 2006
Ok the beautiful Halong Bay UNESCO world heritage site is spectacular. However the tour fiasco may soon turn tourists off coming to the area and what a shame that will be. For anyone reading this who may be considering booking a tour of the bay do not book with Thong Nhat 3 Hotel in Bai Chay (Ha Long). More about that later! We last joined you half frozen in Dalat with bags full of dirty washi ... 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