Ha Long Bay Boat Trip

Ha Long Bay

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May 24th 2013
At 7.30 the staff from the hostel brought us up an omelette, bread, jam and coffee for breakfast in our rooms to kick us off for our early start to Ha Long Bay! Needless to say I was excessively excited but knew I should expect the Caspar and Cat experience rather than the Mum and Dad experience of the trip (one being a student budget level tour and one being booked by my Dad through Trailfinders, ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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