The theme for our travel pics this week is H, for Hoi An. The final pic in our series is of a local woman carrying fruits for sale in baskets, or Thúng, on a caryying pole, while wearing the Nón Lá or traditional conical hat. She volunteered to pose for the photo saying no payment was…
The theme for our travel pics this week is H, for Hoi An. This shot is from the rooftop of a bar and cafe in the town. Most people only go up here at night to party – and the staff seemed somewhat bemused by these fully sober middle-aged Aussie heading up there in the middle…
The theme for our travel pics this week is H, for Hoi An. One of the highlights of our three days there was a visit to the bustling food markets on a Sunday morning. The sheer variety of fresh food was astounding – and so was the range of participants. There were fruit and vegetable peddlers, interspersed…
The theme for our travel pics this week is H, for Hoi An. There is a bridge at the edge of Hoi An Ancient Town – it’s called Japanese Bridge, and has been there for centuries – the first incarnation was completed in 1590, and the ornamentation remains faithful to that period. It was built…
The theme for our travel pics this week is H, for Hoi An – and today, we head to My Son holy land, about 40km away. My Son was built by the Cham people, who ruled Central Vietnam from 200AD to 1700AD until finally annexed by the Vietnamese in the 19th Century. Influenced by Hinduism they…
The theme for our travel pics this week is H, for Hoi An. One of the delights of Hoi An is the river on which it is located – the Thu Bon (Sông Thu Bồn in Vietnamese). It’s host to tourist boats – like those seen here – but also to working vessels which ply…
Friday marks a new week of images, and the theme for our travel pics this week is H, for Hoi An. This city in the centre of Vietnam is amazing – calm and relaxed compared to the frenetic, frantic pace of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) or Hanoi. In its ancient city centre is the Chau…
Here’s the fifth episode of Rear View Microphone – the weekly podcast covering Travel, and Tourism, and Cruising, and Communications, and Arts and Entertainment, and Politics and more … This week – we talk to a cruise-ship cruise director in the middle of a voyage, we look at one of highlights of any Vietnam tour…
I took a cyclo ride in Ho Chi Minh city a couple of weeks back. He said he wanted VND500,000 (about $US22) for a half hour ride. I told him that was ridiculous, and offered him VND200,000 (about $US8) – a fair rate, I thought. We haggled, and ended up at VND350 – that’s $US15,…
Here’s the fourth episode of Rear View Microphone – the weekly podcast covering Travel, and Tourism, and Cruising, and Communications, and Arts and Entertainment, and Politics and more … Enjoy!
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