The ‘Long’ Dragon in the Chinese and Vietnamese Language
In Vietnamese and Chinese the word for ‘Dragon’ is ‘Long’. It shows up in lots of place names as well as fruits and fish. Halong Bay: Decending Dragon (beware, dragons below). Red […]
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Sunrise
Although it’s highly unlikely that I’ll be up for sunrise at home, when I’m travelling it happens a lot! The Queen of the North ferry departs from Prince Rupert at […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat in Halong Bay
Sitting aboard a boat in Halong Bay is like being afloat into an Asian painting, with red-sailed junks and karst rock formations jutting up out of the blue-green waters. This little boy […]
Halong Bay, Vietnam 2003: Descending with the Dragon
Back in 2003 we were still using expensive-to-develop film, and even so our two day cruise on Halong Bay to Cat Ba rated an amazing 70 photos. Enter our 2013 cruise with digital cameras […]
Cultivated Pearl Farm in Halong Bay
On our Halong Bay cruise we made a side trip to a Cultivated Pearl Farm, where we viewed the whole procedure from its icky surgical start to the glowing pearl at the […]
Vietnamese Brunch Menu on a Halong Bay Cruise
There was an interesting selection of items for our brunch aboard the boat while we were cruising Halong Bay. The meal started with a build-it-yourself Vietnamese Noodle Soup, with a choice […]
Kayaking in Halong Bay, Vietnam
One of the real treats of Halong Bay was kayaking through the amazing karst rock formations, and then landing on a coral beach. Our guides were extremely experienced in quickly […]
The Fishing Villages of Halong Bay
In 1994, the Bay of Tonkin, which includes Halong Bay, was made an UNESCO Heritage Site. The fishing villages were moved to sheltered bays to protect the people living there […]
Sunrise, Sunset on Halong Bay
Most Halong Bay cruises offer a night aboard a boat. This means you get to see the bay at its most magnificent; during the sunset, and if you survived the […]
Sailing into an Vietnamese Painting
Cruising Halong Bay in Vietnam is like sailing into an Asian painting, complete with whimsical boats and karst rock formations jutting up out of the blue-green waters. More photos of […]
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