Halong Bay in sepia tone

chuc mung nam moi!

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February 17th 2007
happy new year everyone! it is now the year of the pig, hurrah! Sapa has been fantastic, I'm really really glad that I was here for Tet because it ended up being a really special experience. The night train was nothing like the one I took to Hanoi, it was LUXURY man and I slept like a wee babe pretty much the entire way and nobody touched my bum so it gets an extra star. The drive into the to ... 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