THE LAND OF THE SOUTH-EAST ASIAN DRAGONS : HALONG BAY

A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular day trip from the capital Hanoi, Halong Bay is famous for its limestone karsts and almost two thousand islands and islets that dot the turquoise-green waters. While most of these islands are just towering rocks emerging from the ocean, with no place to land, many make for great climbing destinations or have caves that can be approached with boats and.... legends. This episode is also available as a blog post:  http://railwaycafe.travel.blog/2021/09/08/the-land-of-the-dragons-of-southeast-asia-halong-bay/