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Mekong Delta - Saigon to Phnom Penh
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A visual tour of the inland waterways of VIetnam's Mekong Delta en route from Saigon to Phnom Penh.
Includes Saigon to My Tho by boat, Ben Tre, Can Tho, Cai Rang floating market, Chau Doc, floating fishing villages, a Cham community, and a ride through the Cambodian border.
Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
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Houses Along the Mekong River
The area around HCMC along the Mekong River is tightly packed with all manner of buildings and houses on stilts.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Delivery of Flowers to HCMC for Tet - Mekong Delta
We took a boat from Saigon to My Tho. While we were going south, many boats were headed north, loaded with flowers for the city's Tet celebrations.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Bougainvillea Boat - Mekong Delta
Docked at My Tho, this boat unloads pots of bougainvillea for the Tet flower market.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Ben Tre Strides - Mekong Delta
A boat ride in small canals lined with palm trees near Ben Tre island. These rowers work hard, endlessly paddling tourists back and forth to the dock to get on a bigger boat.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Small Boat to Big Boat - Mekong Delta
A small boat took us through narrow canals to a dock where we boarded a larger boat to return to My Tho. Unfortunately, these boats aren't made for long legs like Dan's.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Snack'n Buffalo - Mekong Delta
A water buffalo takes a snack under a footbridge at Ban Tre.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Tet Flower Market in My Tho - Mekong Delta
Flowers of all colors and sizes on sale at My Tho's Tet flower market. Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Grilled Sticky Rice and Banana - Mekong Delta
A mid-afternoon snack in My Tho of sticky rice and banana wrapped in a banana leaf and grilled on charcoal. Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Life on the Mekong
Simple houses along the river near the town of Can Tho. Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Pig Nap
After a long, hard morning's nosh, this one goes down for a rest.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Tell Me Your Thoughts, Young One
Pigs are everywhere in Southeast Asia. They blend in and almost become part of the human landscape, so much so that you might accidentally start a conversation with one.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Oodles of Rice Noodles
After the floating market, we stopped by a rice noodle making factory near Cai Rang. This woman made perfect round rice paper rounds over and over again - it was hard to believe they were hand made. The rounds were then dried outside and later cut for noodles.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Rice Paper Making - Mekong Delta
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Pre-Noodle
Fresh rice rounds drying before they become noodles.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Inland Waterways of Life
We headed inland from the Mekong River to a rice paper manufacturer and found a slice of life along the canal. Houses on stilts, fishing and boats define life on these waters.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Altar Decor - Cai Rang, Mekong Delta
Tucked away in the Mekong Delta, this house had a little altar inside.Audrey enjoyed discovering a new altar personality. An altar ego, of sorts?Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Foosball Universal - Mekong Delta
Dan and our guide share a game of foosball outside of Cai Rang. The love of foosball is universal...Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Flower Market at Cai Rang - Mekong Delta
After floating around the floating market, we docked and walked around Cai Rang's market on land. This flower vendor looks out over her Tet flower offering.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Cai Rang Market - Mekong Delta
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Pier at Cai Rang Market
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Fruit Stand Altar
These two guys stand guard at the informal altar of a fruit stand in Cai Rang's market.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Conference Chat - Cai Rang Market, Mekong Delta
Women take a break from their selling to share some food and conversation. How can they balance so well, just a few inches off the ground? Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
Face Off - Mekong Delta
A skinned face on offer at the Cai Rang market.Sometimes, you have to take the bad with the good.Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.a>
Heads or...
A pig's head with some hair on his chinny chin chin next to some feet and blood bouillon squares.The Cai Rang market was somewhat of a biology class and a vegetarian's nightmare. Read about our journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh on the Mekong.
