Lunch!

A Day Trip to Ha Long Bay

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March 19th 2011
When I stepped out of the airport in Ha Noi, it was cold. So cold in fact that for the first time in a long time, I was able to see my breath. Apparently, it had been like this for a while (it knew I was coming) and the severe rain had been cancelling many trips to Ha Long Bay. The day that I had booked however, was the first sunny day in five days (when does that ever happen?) so it was going to ... 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