If you have been following our Green Global Trek for a while now, then you most likely know that we are both enamoured with Viet Nam. Always have been ~ since our first stay and travels here, and it is…
Can Tho, Viet Nam ~ The highlight of our Mekong Delta adventure
Can Tho, the Provincial capital and commercial hub of the Mekong Delta, is our final destination before circling to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) for a few days before we fly to Bangkok. Can Tho has been on our minds…
A ferry trip to Vinh Long (Mekong Delta) where it’s all about the market ~ Viet Nam
Our entry into Vinh Long, further South into the Mekong Delta, is memorable. First is the easiest set of logistics, by local bus from Ben Tre and large ferry over one of the tributaries of the Mekong River. The ferry…
Day 6 and 7 (Ho Chi Minh Trail ) ~ Getting into Lak Lake Region
Our arrival into the Lak Lake area is heralded by a total switch of scenery and dynamics. No more traffic. No more construction. A steady stream of rice paddies, small hills, and return to rural Viet Nam’s easy rhythm. Unlike…
Day 4 and 5 (Ho Chi Minh Trail) ~ Road Construction and spills
After riding through the lush countryside and indigenous communities, we hit a less than idyllic patch. The multiple shades of green give way to a uniform grey, due to the seemingly endless road construction. The road narrows to one lane,…
The art-filled Imperial City of Hue, Viet Nam
Hue was the Imperial capital of Viet Nam for centuries. A succession of ten or so emperors constituted the Nguyen dynasty. The Imperial court had extremely formalized and hierarchical societal roles ~ from high level mandarins to the eunuchs whose…
We are back ~ in Hanoi, Viet Nam…
So what are we doing back in Viet Nam? Two reasons we are here… One reason is Ben’s consulting work which focuses around bamboo in Indonesia and Viet Nam. Second, most exciting, is to meet Adam, one of our four…
Flying from Kuala Lumpur, post Malaysian Airlines 370
A couple of days ago I find out from Ben that when we leave Indonesia, our flight to Vietnam is on Malaysia Airlines. (Yup, the same airlines which just had a plane disappear mysteriously from the sky.) We are scheduled…