Tay Do Hotel Can Tho

61 Chau Van Liem St. Can Tho, Vietnam

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... was decked out to the nines except for us 5 westerners decked out in shorts and tank tops. Our dressed down looks however did not stop anyone from treating us like local celebrities as they mimicked our every dance move and made a big point of directing their enthusiastic singing of the "Happy New Year To You" – a song set to the tune of Happy Birthday- to us at the stroke of midnight. It truly was an epic way to bring in the New ...

4 villages and a rickshaw ride

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... we pay our bills and on Monday we disembark. I have to say this has been an extraordinary trip, very well arranged, the staffs wherever we have been so sweet and helpful, and a real eye/opener about the sufferings of the people here. The education we are receiving will stay with me forever.
After a half day and a full day in Saigon, we meet up with the guide who will start us on our private tour of central VN and the north and then Laols.
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Floating markets

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... there had been and left by then, but it was interesting to see all the same and interesting to see all the locals sitting around gossiping while they waited for buyers.

We went back from the market a different way through more impressive countryside, there were a couple of other boats with people going a similar route so we got to laugh at all the other people wearing the random bamboo items their boat drivers had made! I wondered if ...

The Longest Journey Begins with One Foolish Step

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... provide all. The water itself is actually used for bathing and cooking. They farm ducks, chickens and pigs. The ducks LOVE hyacinth leaves and can actually be trusted to enjoy a group swim in the narrow river because they are assured to be back for some more of the stuff. The pigs that grow up here also live the sweet life. BTW, have you ever watched a hog pee from start to finish? I don't know if this was unusual but you could have played the entirety of 'In ...

Tastes like heaven, smells like hell

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... the village, which was just shutting down for siesta, to the French gothic Catholic Cathedral. Vietnam is made up mainly by Budhhists and Catholics. One of the things this town is renowned for is its production of fish sauce - which our Guide says 'tastes like heaven, smells like hell'. The owner of this small sauce factory has the biggest house in town. The local fishermen catch three types of fish from the Mekong -- catfish, red snapper ...