Halong Bay

With a floating village and another junk

May 20th 2011
(First, just mention that photos have been added to previous post) We arrived in Hanoi early Tuesday morning on the overnight train (4:15 a.m.), to a completely deserted city (what a contrast to Bangkok!), and dozed in our hotel lobby until breakfast at 6:30, then some more until our 8 a.m. departure to Halong Bay, a 3-4 hr. ride. For me, Halong Bay was anticipated to be the "crown jewel" of th ... 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

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Ron Geddert

Ron the belated traveler

My home is Abbotsford, BC, Canada. I started global traveling relatively late in life, though I had done a lot of touring around North America prior. In April, 2007 I trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal (with Peregrine), and in April 2008 did a tour of Costa Rica (with Tucan). In March, 2009 I went on an overland trip with Dragoman to Africa (Capetown to Vic Falls) to see sand dunes, wildlife, deltas, traditional people, etc. It is on that trip that I started blogging. Since then, I've blogged about some trips closer to home, as well as a trip to Vietnam in May, 2011. I love exploring the wo... full info

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