The Mekong Delta is a water world of dizzying, dazzling, ‘spit-in-your-eye’ greens, long-stemmed vivid fuschia water lilies, and purple water hyacinth. It’s a world of boats, floating houses, markets and fish farms. A world where rivers, canals and streams outnumber the patches of land. It’s a world where everything bobs gently up and down, and [...]

This was supposed to be a kind of a reunion trip between a few old Scout mates; some I hadn’t seen for a lot more years than I’d like to admit. However, after finding out that there was a considerable amount of physical exercise involved; ie cycling for 18 days from Ho Chi Min City [...]

Hi again, we just got back to Ho Chi Minh City from 2 days on the Mekong (with an overnight ‘homestay’ that is really sort of a Vietnamese bed and breakfast). Internet connectivity was unavailable down there and also at our hotel tonight so I’ll try to post more with photos tomorrow when we have [...]

Sunday 6th March We’re off on our Mekong River cruise today and it began by bus south towards Bến Tre which is one of the country’s southern provinces situated in the delta of the Mekong River. The Mekong Delta is where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. [...]

So we decided to cross into Cambodia by taking a 2 day tour up the Mekong river. It was lots of fun. Day 1 included: floating market (although we arrived after the action), coconut candy making (zeroing in on your fillings and doing their best to remove them! – we still have ours at the [...]

The biggest city in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City, formally Saigon. It provided the base for visits to the Cu Chi tunnels, Mekong Delta and the War Remnants Museum before moving on to Cambodia. Some people say that Saigon is busier than Hanoi, but as far as I can tell, Hanoi is much more [...]

A tea and coffee cultural week opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 14. The event, jointly held by the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association and the Vietnam Tea Association, drew the participation of 151 enterprises with nearly 200 pavilions from Ho Chi Minh City and Southeastern and Mekong Delta provinces. It aims [...]

The sound of engine-powered boats running along the Hau River wakens travelers who are sleeping in the hotels on the banks of the main southern arm of Mekong Delta. It calls them for an early trip to Cai Rang Floating Market – the popular tourist site near Can Tho City. In the early hours, boats [...]

Environmental pollution is a hot issue in the world. In Vietnam’s two biggest cities, Hanoi and HCMC, traffic jams and industrial development keep the environment polluted and fresh air a rarity. To find a weekend escape from the foul air and the noise, I searched for a green place for my lungs. From HCMC, I [...]

Bay Nui, also known as That Son (Seven Mountains) in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is an ideal destination for nature lovers. It is also home to countless palmyra trees. On the way to Bay Nui, especially from Tinh Bien to Tri Ton districts, the sight of thousands of palmyra trees reaching straight [...]