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Ha Long Bay

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December 1st 2015
Geo: 20.9481, 107.029Up earlier this morning for a trip to Halong Bay. We arranged the trip through the hotel. There are about 12 people on the bus and the trip is about 3.5 hours each way. It is mostly 2 lane road and some expressway. Expected time of return to hotel is 8:30.Along the way our guide pointed out that in Hanoi there are about 7 - 8 million people and about 5 million scooters. I ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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