Ho-Chi-Minh City, the economic capital of Vietnam. We had a first class AirBnb as a base from which to explore the city and to recharge our batteries. We’ve also seen people living on boats in the Mekong delta. August 2017.
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luggage handling ho chi minh style
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our very nice airbnb
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swimming pool with a view
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western pharmacy
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chinese pharmacy
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lottery ticket vendor
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the vendors keep 10% of every ticket they sell
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who needs incense when you've got the latest smart phone
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sugar cane juice
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our guide vu
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many kinds of rice are sold in vietnam
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smoked fish
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meat freshly butchered
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eggs
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jill enjoying the smell of fermented fish
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coconut grinder
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frogs and fish
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frogs getting dismembered
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the eyes have it
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drive through market
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jill enjoying a snack
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vietnamese houses are narrow but many floors high
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fermented egg
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fruit
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fish - attempted escape
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crabs nicely arranged
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vehicular mishap
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the bitexo tower
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notre dame cathedral
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central post office
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it is indeed a working post office
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independence palace
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telephones in muted colours
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jill on the balcony of the independence palace
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the south vietnamese presidents tv and bedroom
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the veeps office and a model of the a380
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jill looking for a breeze in the bunker
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the presidents mixer
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bike almost invisible
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view over central saigon
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ho chi minh city
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jill waiting for pho bo
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view from the 25th floor of our building
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night time view from the 25th floor
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night time view from the 25th floor
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the pool at night
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mekong delta
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people are living on the boats
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snake wine
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lots of bottles of snake wine
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factory: tourist attraction where coconut caramel is made
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poor family's home about to fall into the mekong river
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rain on the mekong
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elephant fish for lunch
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floating market
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floating market
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businessman
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melon man
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boat full of pineapples
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cabbages
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jill and homestay dog relaxing
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church only minutes before the downpour starts
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dinner with the vietnamese
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the mekong delta is well known for its nurseries
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bernd and the mekong river
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down the mekong delta
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bernd picking rambutan
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last night in vietnam
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hat shop in saigon