Sam’s Photo Blog

Randy and I arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on December 20th. After some filling out 7 different forms for our Visas, we were allowed to enter the country and begin our journey.

Nothing could have prepared us for this city buzzing and criss-crossing with motorcycles.

To cross the road you simply have to walk at a steady pace and the motorcycles will flow around you….just like Frogger.

As we wandered around the city, Randy got stopped by 3 Vietnamese teenagers. They just took off his sandals and started applying gluing to the sole and putting on new paddings. Needless to say they tried to gouge us for their handiwork.

“It’s all about the leg, you just have to lift it a little”

There are no fat people in Vietnam, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to fit into their narrow houses!

Street vendor selling sticky rice with fried duck. 15,000 Dong (~1 USD)

We ventured on a boat tour in Can Thou in the Mekong Delta, one of the largest rice production regions in the world.

The Mekong river provides a mean of transportation and source of food and water to the local people.

Trading near the docks in the early morning. Many trucks await for the freshly caught seafood to distribute to inland markets and restaurants.

Traveling along the Mekong River.

At the floating markets wooden boats rub past each other to trade and bargain.

They can peel the fruits on the spot. BEST Pinapple ever!


Traveling along the smaller inlets, it reminded me of scenes from the movie “Apocalypse Now”.

On a local mini-bus for 4hrs with our backpacks on our laps. Our only entertainment was seeing who could kill more mosquitoes.

Overlooking the night market at Chau Doc, a city near the Vietnam/Cambodia border.