Huong Duong Hotel My Tho
33 Trung Trac Street My Tho, Vietnam
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Delta Boating
... boat, and then we meandered (loudly - these boats sound a bit like helicopters!) up the river and into a smaller channel where we left the boat for a bit of a walk - this pattern repeated (on the boat, off the boat, motorised boat, rowing boat) a few times, and at each stop we saw something different - beehives (and tea tasting with some of the yummiest honey on earth), coconut candy production (clever, they took us there when ...
Boat Trip on the Mekong Delta
... move their produce and wares to sell at the floating markets. Unfortunately we didn’t get to witness the floating markets as the tour we were on did not include this item (Lesson Learned – Re-read and ask more questions to understand what you actually signed up for). One of the highlights of the tour was the fabulous lunch we had at a local restaurant on one of the islands –Ben Tre. They served us ...
Life on the Mekong
... The market starts in the early hours of the morning - as early as 3 according to our tour guide. This is more so the cash and carry of markets and bulk loads are being sold and bought. All boats have a stick reaching high above them and attached is the particular item they are trying to sell, usually fruit.
After this, we jumped off the boat onto land into a small village. Here we saw some traditional 'tourist' ...
Homestay in the Mekong Delta
... to an old house that had been converted into a restaurant for lunch.
The local traders paddle sampans standing up, facing forward and pushing oars. This looks peculiar compared to the Western way of rowing, but actually seems to make sense (you can actually see where you are going). To sample these, we transferred in, four to a boat, for a tour around the mangrove swamps, piloted by our local female rowers. Very peaceful except when the ...
The country of wonders/Il paese delle meraviglie
... meraviglie. ogni volta che abbandoniamo la strada principale la magia accade: stradine bianche (solo per pedoni e al massimo un motorino) attraversano la giugla che nasconde la vita frenetica di numerevoli villaggi che si trovano lungo i canali di questo affascinante e incantevole delta. Abitazioni di raffia e foglie di palma di cocco e banani, templi, giardini con colorati e meravigliosi fiori esotici, galline, gatti, galli, maiali, ...


