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Halong Bay Day 1 - Rafael the dude!

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October 29th 2013
So we booked a boat trip at Halong Bay for 2 nights and 3 days. Kerry found us a really nice company to book with called Indochina Sails and I can definitely say it was worth every penny and would definitely recommend it to anyone coming to Vietnam. We got picked up about 8am on Saturday morning and began the journey to Halong bay. It's about a 3 hour bus ride from Hanoi, and when I say abo ... 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