Amelia 003

Halong Bay Cruise -

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November 30th 2012
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! Oh my god the last 3 days were absolutely amazing! On Thursday morning we got up and were picked up from our hostel at 8.30am, Had a four hour coach journey to Halong Bay with one 20min snack/toilet break. Boarded our boat which looked pretty cool. We then had about half an hour to go to our rooms, have a look around and have a chat to the other people on the boat. We had spoken ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh

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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