Dong Khoi Hotel Ben Tre

... is EXCELLENT place to stay, very nice rooms for 5$ (double) or 7$ (bungalow). very nice view, clean, good shower. in terms of food and other service, i didn t really find the place amazing. try to eat in town and don t take their treks as i heard it was expensive and not nice.<br><br>2. for treks, you can contact Lina (aka McGuyver after our treks) in the Chanya Guesthouse. This guy is fantastic because ...

So we had the weekend off work and we headed to the Mekong Delta on a two day trip! We drank delicious honey tea, ate delicious fruit, went on a boat ride through the tributeries and ate another delicioud seafood lunch. We then went walking through the fields and got on a motorbike and drove around Ben Tre. We spent the night literally in the middle of nowhere. I had to ride the bike through the tiniest paths with trees ...

... beneath the bamboo rafters.<br><br>On the sampan we then sailed past a large floating market as well as long blocks of floating houses&#8212;corrugated shacks of varying sizes and looking kind of out of place, linked together as they were and floating, with TV antennas coming out of the tops of them. Bill pointed out what appeared to be electrical wires looping from house to house, hanging just a few feet above the delta water.<br><br>The next attraction on our tour was to Ong Ho island to ...

... five pounds of all of the above, Bill complaining unceasingly about the weight of it, me insisting I'd be sure to eat it all before we got home.<br><br>After the candy factory tour we were given bicycles and, led by Lan, proceeded to ride for a very long time along a narrow elevated foot/bike path, delta on our right, houses on our left. We crossed several equally narrow, arching bridges (with no rails). It was extremely hot and sweaty going, and we rode forever before ...

... a noleggiare uno scooter, Ben Tre e' un piccolo paesino. il nostro intento e' quello di oltrepassare il ponte che e' stato appena costruito per raggiungere la cittadina di My Tho che si trova a 16 km di distanza e si estende sulle sponde del ramo nord orientale del Mekong. Il Mekong e' uno dei fiumi piu' lunghi del mondo e il suo delta e' tra i piu' estesi. Durante le alluvioni stagionali, in alcune zone del delta, gli abitanti possono far ...

... We went to see the largest floating market which was sooo much better than the first day. There were boats all over selling various goods from fruits and vegetables to clothing all done on water. After that we went to a family&#8217;s house to see how they make rice paper which was different from the first day. They make thicker rice paper and it takes longer to dry. Instead of 30 minutes it takes 7 hours. Different rice paper is used for different things. One thing ...

... rambutans, pineapple, and grapefruit things(cant remember name right now) but no mangosteens! They are so yummy! We were also treated to traditional music and song, very nice. Then we got on the 4 person row boat and paddled through the channel they put traditional hats on us. And that was the end of the tour, it was a nice day out. Sorry for the generic entry:) And oh yea, we saw a banana boat!! A boat filled with bananas.

... bus too uncomfortable to sleep in. went outside to wander around the closing market. its a bit damp and the ground is wet as its been spitting. back to hotel, shower, attempt to catch up with diary (unsucessful) and down to dinner. it is pouring down. literally raining geckos. Alice may have forgotten that her balance isn't exactly great. very ...

... quite eager to experience visitors. 95% were extremely friendly and happy to see me. I stayed with a local family who treated me very well. Got to help them cook meals (quite an adventure as they use only wood-burning "eyes" of a "stove". Assisted with pancakes, yummy fish dishes, caught from their small pond, as well as fresh spring rolls. These are THE BOMB! Not only do they consist of delicious fried spring rolls, but you then wrap these within rice paper, adding ...

... Tre there was a motorbike with a small bamboo cage on the back of his bike. In this cage were some 10-12 dogs all on top of one another. The screams and yelps of the dogs was almost unbearable. My guess is that they were for consumption. It really was cruel how they were being transported. If this was back home, the driver would be arrested! Next stop Saigon (HCMC)