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Day 18: Ha Long Bay

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April 10th 2018
There isn’t much point in visiting Ha Long Bay unless you do a boat tour; it’s the only way of really experiencing the island. There are over 1600 islands across Halong. We visited caves, beaches and we even got to kayak around the islands. It was so peaceful and stunning until Dean and I got competitive with splashing each other with the oars. On the beach I had the funnest experience of my l ... 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