kayaking in Halong Bay

Halong Bay to Hanoi (Day 24)

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May 17th 2011
Woke up to Emmo knocking on all of our doors for a breakfast call. We went for an early morning kayak adventure in the bay. I asked Grant to paddle me along cuz I was feeling tired and needed a strong boy to paddle me along. It was so hot and sunny out. We paddled to a spot where there are monkeys hanging out on the cliffs. We all took bananas from breakfast and brought them to feed the monke ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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