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Typhoon hits Halong Bay - OMG I was supposed to be on a cruise!

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September 13th 2012
Well I was supposed to be incommunicado for the next few days as I was supposed to be on a 3 day 2 night cruise. So up early this morning and waiting in reception to be picked up and really excited and guess what we get a phone call and told the cruise is off due to Typhoon hitting Halong Bay. So after throwing the baby out of the bathwater, I decide that I should not have dissed yesterday' ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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