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Can Tho Slideshow
Can Tho
Travel Blogs from Can Tho, Vietnam
Mekong Delta - Part I
... . Steffi und ich muessens natuerlich ein bisserl uebertreiben ;) Spaeter gehts wieder mit dem Boot am Floating Market vorbei zurueck nach Can Tho, wo es Zeit fuer Mittagessen wird. Und Zeit von der Steffi Abschied zu nehmen :( Sie hat einen Bus zurueck ...
Viet Nam! Ho Chi Minh!
"Viet Nam! Ho Chi Minh!" These are the words to the chorus of the rousing National Anthem of Vietnam, and while it may seem simple, it reflects so much of modern Vietnamese culture. I visited what is now called Reunification Palace ...
Can Tho
... of the mekong delta and we were able to see the locals daily routine on the water. So friendly and welcoming. Overall, Can Tho is definitely a placeI would return to for its chillaxed lifestyle, cuisine and locals. Off to Phnom Phen tommorrow morning ...
The Mekong Delta
... mostly disappointing, but not, thankfully, sickening. The next morning we took a boat ride out to the floating market in Can Tho. We floated around and bought mangoes, pineapples, and other goodies from the boats. Pretty fun. We also ...
Cruising down the Mekong in the hot, hot sun!
The mini bus journey to Can Tao was good, it would have been even better if they had taken us in to town and not dumped on the edge of town and fed us to the moto lions! With no other option we both hopped on the back of one, with our backpacks ...
Travelling from Phu Quoc to Can Tho
... 5.10 to get ready to transport ourselves by ferry at 8.10am to Ragh Gia (2.5 hours) and then transfer 125km (3.5 hours) to Can Tho on a 12 seater mini-bus. The former was relaxed and rather uneventful with the exception of being greeted at 8am by blaring ...
Storkaksene i Vietnam....
... soetpoteter, fisk og Coca Cola. Vi avsluttet kvelden med en en god dose Hanoi sprit - slik at vi kunne soeve godt paa turen fra Can Tho til Rach Gia. Fra Rach Gia tok vi en hurtigbaat som tok oss over til Phu Qouc oeyen. Helt grei baattur, bortsett fra ...
Just back from the delta...amazing!
... - We woke up the next morning to take a boat to the car to visit some pagodas and have a local lunch. We stayed that night in Can Tho along the river at a hotel, and tried to order Rat as our exotic meal, but the waiter said not to eat it...i was ...
Mekongin paluu
Mekongin toinen pää on nyt saavutettu (se toinen ehkä jollain toisella reissulla sitten), ja pari päivää pyöritty suistossa katselemassa Mekongin rantojen elämää kelluvilta markkinoilta kookoskarkkitehtaaseen ja hedelmätarhasta ...
A month in Vietnam
... (Katherine, Kate, Jackie) and had a few drinks with them that night. The following day we visitied the floating market of Can Tho, which isn't near as picturesque as it's made out to be, but did provide the opportunity for a few good photos and a ...
Cruising up the Mekong...
... -con- and only 3 of us were on the tour! It was a public bus we soon realised...), our next stop was another town called Can Tho. Here we got on another little boat to a little village on the outskirts of the town, where we did an overnight homestay with ...
Mekong river - 2.5 days trip
... in the villages on islands, seeing how they make rice-papers, coconut sweets etc. Very calm day. Lunch with folklore songs. We arrived at CAN-THO AT 17:00. I took a map and asked the guide where to walk, he drawed a long trip to the river. Well, I ...
Back in the Saddle again
... -cold water-melon before an hour drive to a road side restaurant for lunch and delicious wantons. After lunch we headed to Can Tho, the largest city in the delta and to a hotel- a novelty since we are very much on the backpacker guesthouse route! ...
Life on the Mekong River
... get back to where the bus is parked we have to wade across a slick causeway that is now under water. Now it's a 3 hr ride to Can Tho where we'll stay over night. The rain becomes a downpour and the multitude of motorcycles pull off the road under any ...
Mekong Delta - Small (brown) fish in a big pond
... Hoi An the next day. We both wanted to buy the amazing coffee that we've tried and a really nice flower tea. Richy, stubborn as he can be, desided to come as well even though he felt really sick. We got our coffee and tea and had a quick meal in the ...
Vietnam sucks so far :-)
... Xuyen... Where I was supposed to stay in a family's house on an island for the night. Instead I am staying in a crappy hotel in Can Tho where I was supposed to share a room with someone I haven't met yet. But it's now 11pm and the person hasn't showed up ...
Anyone for a cuppa?
... try rice wine – it comes out a big plastic tub filled with dead snakes. It tastes at bad as it sounds. That night we stay in Can Tho, the capital of the Delta. We arrive as the sun is reddening the sky and are led down a narrow, dark alley. Ah, so ...
The Mekong Delta and crossing into Cambodia
... delicious pineapple, bananas and mango. The fruit is so tasty over here! On our last day, which was our last day in Vietnam, we went on a 2 hour row boat trip and visited a floating village and saw caged fish breeding which was smelly. Really, really ...
The Hotpot Incident
... her more!! It is really amazing how far $1 will go here, everything is very cheap. Back on the bus we headed toward Can Tho, the biggest city in the Mekong Delta. On the way we stopped at a crocodile farm where we had a fairly unpleasant and ...
Messing about on the Mekong
... the bus station was open and - lo and behold - there were at least 10 buses and minibuses sitting waiting to head to Can Tho. Who'd have thought ? Stuffed into an overcrowded minibus (every seat taken, plastic chairs in the tiny aisles) we were off. ...
Can Tho: Mekong Motorscooter
... The next day and a bus back to Saigon to enjoy a bit more holiday time with Mum and Steve. But not before Can Tho's floating market. Another early start! But worth seeing all the different traders on their live-on boats selling all kinds of fresh ...
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Mekong Delta
... the South of Vietnam revolves around the Mekong River, which runs thru several countries in IndoChina. We stayed in a town called Can Tho for a day and cruised along the mighty Mekong and its many canals from a longtail boat. The ...
Can Tho and the Mekong Delta
... mists burning off on the water. First stop was the larger but less traditional floating market of Cai Rang about 6km downriver of Can Tho. Most of the boats selling goods seemed to specialise in a certain product (usually fruit or veg). They would then ...
Can tho, along the Mekong Delta
... to the main land. On arrival at Rach Gia the main land we again got moto's to the bus station and booked ourselves on the next bus to Can Tho which was due to depart in an hour and a half. Perfect as we were hungry for lunch, we sat down at a restaurant ...
More Waterways and back to Saigon
... Floating markets..... Again poverty at its worst. However everyone is happy... they are extraordinary people. Hand lunch in Can Tho before leaving for Vinh Long.... We had egg soup, steamed rice, spring rolls, beef fried rice, Tiger ...
Delta do rio Mekong
... de cidade a cidade e de vila a vila, de barco e de autocarro. o delta e onde produzem a maior parte do comer para o vietnam. fomos a um mercado flutuante, portanto toda a gente ta em barcos ou canoas a vender vegetais e fruta. alguns veem de canoa ate ...
The Mekong Delta
... like talking but really loudly. We also got to try some honey tea which i thought was really good. very sweet. Later we headed to Can Tho, whioch is like capitol of the mekong where we had some free time to just chill, but we had to be up for breakfast ...
The Mighty Mekong
... doubt about it cotton pajamas. It's great. Topped off with the conical hats – its something so distinct and makes Vietnam so different. #5: Last but not least, we love how women are involved in everything! We have passed by many ...