Me in Cave

Halong Bay - Best in S.E. Asia

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December 2nd 2006
Well in my humble, but always offerred opinion. Back safe and sound in Hanoi, apart from the obvious road crossing dangers, after my 2 nights out in Halong Bay, being the last sort of tour/trip of my adventure I'd long hoped for a goody, and thankfully it was, for those thinking of doing it I spent 55 USD with Asia Pacific Travel (APT) and can't reccomend them highly enough. Left on a minibus o ... 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