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The Bay of the Descending Dragon

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February 27th 2007
Halong Bay (or the bay of the descending dragon which is what it means) is a bay in the gulf of Tolkin in Northern Vietnam, about three hours drive East of Hanoi. It has nearly 2000 islands and with emerald green water and amazing natural scenery its a pretty special place to visit. Like the bay of islands NZ but on a massive scale and with very Vietnamese touches. Our tour consisted of a cruise a ... 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