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This is an entry about Ben’s day trip to Halong Bay in his Vietnam travel. Feeling the peace of the bay, discovering the miraculous of it by kayaking! June 12th, 2007 We’d been drinking, Danny and I, perhaps a little too much to be jumping off Junk boats but man it was... read more

Even if we hadn't already spent a week in the bustle and hustle of Hanoi, the mist-shrouded limestone peaks of Ha Long Bay, echoing birdcalls and water lapping our ship would have been enchanting. But by the time we arrived at this UNESCO World Heritage site in northern... read more

Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam’s top ten experiences for foreign travelers. When Ha Long Bay was recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site in 1997, tourism seemed to be bursting at the seams in this... read more

World Heritage site Ha Long Bay is back among the leading contenders of the Seven Wonders of Nature competition organised by the NewOpenWorld organization. The latest information released by the website www.new7wonders.com at 12pm on Tuesday shows that Ha Long Bay has jumped 13 places to stand third among 77 nominees.

This photo was taken just before sunset in Halong Bay, Vietnam.  We had just dropped anchor for the evening to spend our first night on a traditional junk boat.  Obviously, I’ve had a bit of photo-processing fun with this image.  I’ve inverted some of the colors to make it look more like a painting.  What do you think?

Dreams really are made of this…

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam gets its first international hotelBy eTN Ho Chi Minh (September 3, 2008) - Vietnam’s world-renowned resort destination, Ha Long Bay, is set to enter a new tourism era when Accor opens the Novotel Ha Long Bay on October 1, 2008.

A magical travel moment:  A pure beam of white light appeared before our eyes in the dim darkness of Hang Sung Sot, a vast mountain cave that winds its way through a few immense chambers before exiting out onto a narrow walkway that lends an unprecedented view of Halong Bay.

Ha Long Bay Conical Hat Wanderer Early morning the next day after spending a night at Ha Long Bay, our next activity after having a hearty breakfast was to explore a Hidden Lagoon. Not too far from where we were anchored that night we took a small boat, which can cross through a low passage under a lime stone karst.

Myself and Caroline had a trip booked to Halong Bay for two days and one night on a boat. The previous night we went to call for David and Teri in their hotel. David wanted to watch the Rangers vs Dundee game on TV so we polled up with a large bottle of vodka which we bought... read more