Halong Bay

Halong Bay - Cat Ba Island (11-12 Nov 12)

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November 13th 2012
So after the overnight return train ride back from Sapa to Hanoi, and another quick overnighter at Hanoi, and I was finally on my way to the place that I really should have gone to on my very first visit to Vietnam way back in 2005. For some reason I'd declined to check it out back then, thinking I would surely have an opportunity again in the near future. Turns out that near future would be 7 ... 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