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Ha Long Bay

Just stunning, I couldn't stop taking photos. The three days we spent in the bay and on Cat Ba were just awesome!
Hijinks on the High Seas

April 11th 2006
Ha Long Bay is stunning. We absolutely loved it and there is no way words, or sadly even our photos could do it justice. We spent three days and two nights out on the bay, with one of those nights on Cat Ba Island, the largest and only inhabited island in the area. We sailed on an old Chinese style junk with a whole group of Northern Europeans and our guide Ten. The air was cool, the sun was wa ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

Vietnamese Flag 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
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