2016-03-19 18:53
Traffic in Vietnam is the typical third world chaos. There seems to be no discernable traffic regulations and many intersections don’t have lights. The most common form of transportati… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Alley of guest houses Originally uploaded by yellojkt. We stayed at what are considered luxury hotels while in Vietnam. There are a lot of other lodging options. At the other end of th… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Trung Nguyen Coffeeshop Originally uploaded by yellojkt. One of the many capitalist innovations that Vietnam is allowing and adopting is franchising. One of the most common chains is T… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
In all of Vietnam, lots of people exercise in the morning and badmintion is a very popular game. On one of my morning walks I came across a park near the Ben Thanh Market in Saigon. People w… Read More
2006-05-22 16:46
A sidewalk breakfast stand in Vietnam Originally uploaded by yellojkt. I tend to be an early riser and the rest of my family doesn't. The twelve hour time zone diiference didn't seem t… Read More
2006-05-17 17:00
Drinking coconut milk at a fruit garden Originally uploaded by yellojkt. One of the interesting niche businesses in Vietnam is the fruit garden. These are family run areas of a few acr… Read More
2006-04-29 02:40
Smells like hell, tastes like heaven. Originally uploaded by yellojkt. Perhaps one of the most notorious tropical fruits is the durian. Anthony Bourdain in his show Kitchen Confidentia… Read More
2006-04-29 02:18
Holding a python Originally uploaded by yellojkt. While at the honey farm, we had a little time to kill waiting for the rain to die down. They had this big snake in a cage that they le… Read More
2006-03-16 17:26
Our second stop on our Mekong River boat tour, after we got soaked by rain, was at a honey farm. The didn't actually show any honey production. Instead, the served very delicious honey tea a… Read More
2006-03-07 17:10
This video is taken from the boat ride up to a coconut candy place. The canal is fairly wide and has tall wood pedestrian bridges over it. The occasional houses along the river are the typic… Read More
2006-02-14 17:22
Coconut drinks on the Mekong Originally uploaded by yellojkt. The tour boat we crossed the Mekong River on was maybe ten feet (3 meters) wide with moveable patio chairs for seating. We… Read More
2006-02-06 17:17
Map of the Mekong River Originally uploaded by yellojkt. Between My Tho and Ben Tre, there are four islands in the middle of the Mekong River. The islands are named after the four sacr… Read More
2006-01-29 19:19
Child Swimming in the Mekong River Originally uploaded by yellojkt. The Mekong River is the economic heart of Vietnam. The river starts in the Himalayas and winds it way through all o… Read More
2006-01-20 18:52
Not all the exhibits at the Cu Chi tunnels deal with the war. One display shows the traditional method of making rice paper. Rice paper is used as the wrapper for the Vietnamese version of t… Read More
2006-01-10 17:37
Scorpion and Cobra Liquor Originally uploaded by yellojkt. One aspect of modern capitalist society that the Vietnamese Army has successfully emulated is the tourist attraction gift sho… Read More
2006-01-03 17:47
Crawling in the Cu Chi tunnels. Originally uploaded by yellojkt. The premiere attraction of the Cu Chi Tunnel area is of course to go into the tunnels. After touring all the dioramas a… Read More
2005-12-21 17:38
Army guide demonstrates the tunnel entrance Originally uploaded by yellojkt. The Cu Chi area just outside of Saigon was the center of Viet Cong activity during the war. As such, it was… Read More
2005-12-12 17:40
The Saigon River Originally uploaded by yellojkt. Our ninth floor room at the Grand Hotel in Saigon had great views of both the Saigon River and the city. In the first picture, the tur… Read More
2005-12-06 18:32
Grand Hotel in Saigon Originally uploaded by yellojkt. Our headquarters while in Saigon was the Grand Hotel, which is a government-run colonial-era hotel on Dong Khoi near the Saigon r… Read More
2005-11-29 17:55
Khai Dinh Tomb Originally uploaded by yellojkt. The newest of the Nguyen Dynasty tombs is also the smallest. It also has the most prominant view. Located on the side of a hill, it is v… Read More
2005-11-20 23:56
Temple building at Ming Mang Tomb Originally uploaded by yellojkt. The second tomb that we visited in Hue was the tomb of Emperor Minh Mang. This tomb complex is considered one of the… Read More
2005-11-16 17:16
Elephant resting in his hut. Originally uploaded by yellojkt. While traveling along a windy mountain road between tombs near Hue, we saw this elephant in his open air hut. Another elep… Read More
2005-11-10 00:18
Roadside Incense Stand Originally uploaded by yellojkt. Just outside the gates of the very serene grounds of the Tu Duc Tomb complex near Hue was a row of tourist shops and small cafes… Read More
2005-11-01 17:52
Temple at Tu Duc Tomb Originally uploaded by yellojkt. Scattered around the countryside around Hue are the tombs and mausoleums of the Nguyen Dynast rulers. Tomb is too light a word t… Read More
2005-10-25 16:21
Silk robe for sale. Originally uploaded by yellojkt. One trend we didn't quite expect on our trip to Vietnam was the tendancy for tour guides to bring out the gift selection in the mid… Read More
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