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Day 24 Halong Bay to Cat Ba Island

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August 14th 2012
Day 24 - Halong Bay to Cat Ba Island Not up too early this morning. 8am natural wake up too! Shared a room with Roisin, felt sorry for her having to put up with my snoring! I did ask her if it was bad, but she said I was ok last night, that was maybe a bit kind of her!! I had breakfast, bread and jam, funny bread, but still a welcome change! We all went off to the beach to catch a couple of ho ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hai Phong » Cat Ba Island

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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