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Can Tho Slideshow
Can Tho
Travel Blogs from Can Tho, Vietnam
Can Tho
... Tho, then we were back on a bus - though not the same bus, this one was smaller, with little or no suspension! - and headed for Can Tho, where we were to spend a night in a bungalow at a place that did homestays. I'll let Grant tell you the rest ...
Day One in the Mekong Delta (A Day Behind)
... the Vietnamese rave music that you can hear loudly in our room even though we have to wake up early in the morning. We're now in Can Tho in the Mekong Delta region of Veitnam (south). It is day two of our adventure bike/boat tour that we signed up for - ...
Mekong musings
... like being back in Tooting Bec) who had moved to Ireland, was on a work attachment to Hong Kong and was on holiday in Vietnam! We made spring rolls (wrapped some random stuff in rice paper) and toured the floating market in the morning, which was still ...
The Mekong Delta
... con minibus, for 55000VND - when the woman wanted to charge us 120,000VND for a rubbish local bus! Typical. When we arrive in Can Tho 3 hours later its around 9ish and we still have nowhere to stay. After looking in the book we decide on a place called ...
Here we are on the Mekong!
... riding all over the island, getting lost, taking photos, going swimming and eating yummy fresh seafood... We are now in a place called Can Tho and spent yesterday doing a trip down the Mekong where we went to a couple of floating markets and then down ...
Karaoke on the Mekong Delta
... ...;)). We (the brave group of 8) ended up in a karaoke place with a bunch of Vietnamese - head manager of a Saigon bank in Can Tho and his subordinants. I had to sing first, because I've never done it before (people said I was a "karaoke virgin"...), so ...
Mekong Delta
... ( the coolest way to cross a boarder). We took a river boat round some of the small tributries that dart from the main river in Can thou. The trip was really nicer, the weather was great, we saw a nice sunrise ( not great but nice never the less). We ...
Can Tho: les marchés flottants
... cris, nous n'avons pas le temps de petit-déjeuner. Vite! Nous embarquons à bord d'un petit bateau de bois au port de Can Tho. Nous naviguons en direction du plus important marché flottant du Delta du Mékong. Dans le sud du Vietnam, le Mékong se ...
Entering the Mekong Delta
... his ass back into his seat. It was then that I noticed that Chuckles was a bit drunk. Ah the joyes of public transportation. Vietnam, come to where you'll make friends and more. Anyway, after 100km our driver kicks us out of the van and says, this ...
Mekong Delta
... 's bon. On a également goûté à du Banana Wine. Après notre escapade on avait un autre 2h30 d'autobus pour se rendre à Can Tho. Nous avions pris l'option de dormir dans un bungalow pour 5$ de plus (En gros tu dorts dans une petite cabane miteuse pour ...
Ab ins Mekong-Delta
... Herrje. Aber irgendwie doch interessant. Nach der Besichtigung der Inseln ging es mit Schiff und Bus wieder quer durchs Land nach Can Tho. Dort hatten wir den Rest des Tages (zwei Stunden) Freizeit und haben zufaellig Kathrin und Uli getroffen. Das war ...
Crossing the border on the flow of the Mekong
... the magic word "f**k"! Not that I was saying it that much, but a couple of times... ;-) The second day we arrived to Can Tho, capital of the mekong Delta province, and there we visited the floating market. I have to say that eventhough it was nice, it ...
Mekong Delta
... for the stomach and good for the man's performance, hehe). After a long day of boat we crossed the river by ferry into Can Tho and went by motor cyclo to our hotels. That night for dinner we both tried snake which was a little chewy but otherwise ...
Mekong Delta Cycling Adventure - Day 2
... pagodas and watched them as they studied by the lake. We spent the better part of the morning cycling and then drove into Can Tho in the afternoon. We spent the afternoon exploring the market and had a great marketside dinner - all the better ...
Magic Mekong
... of our group (apart from the French dude, Ouilid) who were returning to HCMC, we met our new guide and group over lunch. From Can Tho we drove 3hrs north to a town called Chau Doc on the Cambodian border stopping at a crocodile farm and a buddist temple ...
Floating markets, rice noodle factories, and more!
Our first experience in Can Tho was the night we got in, greeted by completely flooded ...
Le Mékong, part II
Allo! La visite de Madeleine (soeur de Richard)et de sa suite,pendant une semaine à Saigon a été fort agréable. Car en plus d'avoir fait du visiting avec eux (tunnels de Cu Chi, temple Cao Dai, le Mékong), on a eu droit à des cadeaux et du sucre ...
Scissors, Paper, Rock
... of people shouting motto, motto. Dino did his usual and just pushed passed them all. Now we knew that there was 2 bus station in Can Tho, one would have been an easy stroll to the center of town the other 10km out. Dino was pretty sure that we were close ...
Moving On!!
... time with no traffic and the sun just coming up was an experience and soon put a smile back on our faces!! Our next destination, Can Tho. This took about 4 hours on the bus from Saigon, which was not too bad. Especially with the fact I slept most of ...
The Boats
... to 4metres. These are bred and exported overseas for $1000USD each once they reach maturity. Plenty of handbags and belts here for sale but we gave them a miss. We reach Can Tho, the biggest city in the Mekong Delta late in the ...
The rice bowl of Vietnam
This is a top pick! ... further south into the delta, to the largest city in the Mekong Delta – and the fifth largest in the whole of Vietnam - Can Tho, for the night. I have to say that Vietnam has certainly surprised me thus far. In comparison to the rest of South East ...
The Floating Markets of the Mekong Delta
... floating markets in the region. I made a new German friend on the bus (a Dallas Cowboys fan at that!), so when we arrived in Can Tho we booked a boat trip to the markets for the next day and then enjoyed an amazing seafood hotpot on the banks of the ...
Floating Into Vietnam
Not happy with the Nui Sam I decided to skip the tourist buses and find my way to the bus station. Of course the indications at the guest house were wrong, and of course I forgot to take back my passport at the reception (and the receptionist also forgot ...
Mekong Delta
... I was keen to see it through to the end where it would join the South China Sea. At the base of Vietnam sits the Mekong Delta (I have vague memories of studying it for A-Level Geography!). The river split into many branches and sunsequently ...
The Mekong Delta
On route to Phenon Phen in Cambodia, we opted to undertake a three day tour of the Mekong Delta. Southern Vietnam's landscape is dominated by the mighty Mekong river. The agricultural output of the entire nation is heavily dependant on this area. My ...
Auf dem Mekong unterwegs ! (5./6.3)
... Ruderbooten durch Kanaele ruderten oder durch kleine Doerfchen ein wenig radelten. Abends kamen wir dann in den ueberstroemten Strassen von Can Tho zu unserm Hotel. Bei dem einen oder anderen Laden stand das Wasser halbknie hoch im Flur. Uebrigends war ...