Halong Bay

January 31st 2007
So when I last left you, I think we were heading up to Hanoi! We arrived in one piece, Vietnam Airlines comes highly recommended. We had opted to stay in the city's Old French Quarter, with visions of it being a quiet, peaceful retreat from the rest of the city! How wrong could we be, we were in Vietnam, where the horns don't stop beeping and engines don't stop running! After settling into our ... 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

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Neil Sargent

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Having just spent the past five years at Uni, I have decided to reward myself with a year out and I am taking myself off round the world! The plan is to start off in the South Pacific - Cook Islands & Fiji. I will then head to New Zealand for a short time before heading over to Australia where I will spend about 3 months including 4 weeks with my friends in Perth, WA over Christmas and New Year (Aussue, Aussie, Aussie - Oi Oi Oi)!! In January, I head up into South East Asia, where I will take in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia. Now that I am TEFL certified, I may try and find ... full info

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