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Day 3 - Move to Ha Long Bay

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July 22nd 2015
Phewwww..... Difficult nights sleep last night. I went to bed happy and content...only to be awoken at 2am by the bloody dustcart! I'm not sure how long it was there, it seemed like half am hour, at least! Helen slept through the noise, also the disturbance of me banging round looking fort ear plugs! I didn't manage to find them, so settled fort iPod earphones instead.... Finally i managed to get ... 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