inside amazing cave

Hanoi and the beautiful Halong Bay

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April 29th 2011
Good Morning (Vietnam), Well we arrived back from Halong Bay yesterday so I thought I should tell you all about our trip! We made the long trip from Hoi An to Hanoi with little problems, I would really recommend the Sinh Tourist sleeper buses, they are by far the cheapest way to get around Vietnam and are pretty comfy! We checked into a guesthouse/hotel which was touted to us at our bus s ... 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