The scenery is breathtaking as you come to the shore of Halong Bay. Huge rocky monoliths jut out from the Gulf of Tonkin like rugged fingers, changing color constantly in the sunlight. There are literally thousands of limestone figures of all shapes and sizes. It is easy to...
"" Halong kayaking Just got back from Halong Bay this afternoon and it was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful--even more than I expected. We left at around 8am from the hostel and were picked up by Active travel Vietnam _ the tour company that we'd booked with. We picked...
Halong bay scenery We arrived at this UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Vietnam's Gulf of Tonkin, we badly needed a break from the mad motor-scooter traffic of the nation's second-largest city, the swarming pineapple vendors and the ceaseless capitalist hustle. ...
"This summer, Lorain County (Ohio) Metro Parks will add a 27-mile (43 km) -long water trail for canoes, kayaks and other paddle boats.x1 The trail starts at the park system’s Vermilion River Reservation, goes...
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When it comes to Olympic medal hopes, China has set its sights high.Their target for the Beijing Games is to win more than 32 golds - the number they won in Athens, four years ago. Then, they were narrowly...
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"Fancy a gentle paddle down the Thames? Or a splash about in the Norfolk Broads? Or maybe something a bit more bracing?Like a 120ft vertical drop, straight down the front of a churning, thundering, pounding...
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We were joining in an interesting journey to one the new natural wonders. In this 3 day 2 night trip, we were gonna visit Surprise Cave, swim at Ti Top beach, visit fishing villages but the most interesting...
As summer approaches, those interested in adventure activities are heading to Ha Long Bay taking to the seas in slender kayaks to traverse the glassy waters."Recognised twice by UNESCO, the world heritage site...
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This story is constantly changing with how many dead, if anyone else has news reported after 7:50 am, please add:The New Zealand newspapers are reporting fewer students dead than Reuters AlertNet, who are now...
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"Two adventurers who spent two months paddling across the Tasman Sea in a kayak arrived in New Zealand today, becoming the first people to kayak there from Australia.
Several thousand people crowded the shore at Ngamotu Beach, near New Plymouth on New Zealand's west coast, to...
In October, I was at the Planet in Focus Film Festival in Toronto for a screening of my film You Never Bike Alone.
One of the other British Columbian films that I caught there was 49 Megawatts.
Bryan Smith is a kayaker who discovered that a dam was going to be built on one...
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These people are believed to be the first people to arrive in North America. They claim to have pitched their wigwams before all the Johnny-come-latelies arrived.
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