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Halong Bay

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March 13th 2013
Despite 4 hours of sleep I was up for a killer run before Halong Bay. I had to wake people to make my breakfast and there was some hassle about whether I should pay now or later and when nobody had change it was decided upon that later would work. A few hours later we were getting off and hopping on a boat. It is fair to say the boat looked nothing like the photos we we shown. Sure maybe t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast

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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