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Ha Long Bay

View from the veranda of Seaboard Spirit
CRUISING in Ha Long Bay

March 27th 2007
Having breakfast with Pat at the Veranda Restaurant on Seabourn Spirit as we sailed out through Ha Long Bay was one of my most memorable travel moments. The islands appeared as if by magic out of the mist as the ship glided by. Hạ Long Bay, in northeast Vietnam, is known for its emerald waters and thousands of towering limestone islands topped by rain forests. Designated a World Heritage site in ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast

Vietnamese Flag 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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