Floating village

Halong Bay

February 17th 2011
(N) The abuse began before we even left Laos. We were shoved in a very un-Lao manner onto a bus that did not remotely resemble the expensive VIP sleeping bus we had booked to Hanoi. After deciding against paying $270 for flights, we had paid extra for a bit of comfort during the 27-hour bus journey and were sufficiently shocked to find we we faced the trip in a local bus with no toilets on board. ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast

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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Welcome to our travel blog! After almost ten years of rat-racing around in London, we have decided to ditch, well.... everything, to go explore the world. Having suitably begun our trip in the cradle of the world - Africa, our 15 month journey will see us hiking mountains in Peru, jungle trekking in Bolivia, wine tasting in Argentina, desert roaming in Chile, and beach bumming in Brazil.... after that, it's on to Bangkok, the gateway to South East Asia which we will explore for five months before heading to our final destination, Australia. To our friends - please feel free to add fee... full info

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