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HaLong bay: Mountains, Boats and Tons of Food

February 13th 2007
Halong Bay: Mountains, Boats and Tons of Food Bus Rides Can be Horrible After being in a small van for 5 hours the day before we were not really excited about our four hour trip to Halong Bay. I was praying that our transportation would be more bus than van but I was disappointed when we left at 7:45am. The four hours were spent listening to iPods, napping and watching ... 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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Michael & Kelley Turner

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For all of you who don't know us, we are a relatively normal married couple from Richmond, VA. We have been married for 5 years and have been friends since we met at Capital One on our first day of work. We have decided to make a "nontraditional move" with our lives. On November 7th, 2006 Kel and I left everything behind and started traveling beginning with Lisbon, Portugal. The plan was to start in Europe, hit Asia, Australia and New Zealand and then return to Europe to finish our year. Before it was all said and done we added destinations in the Middle East and Africa. The trip was am... full info

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