by Allan Stratton | May 10, 2010 | Travels
After the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City, a trip to the Buddhist monastery/teaching complex in the hills surrounding Dalat was just what the doctor ordered. What a joy to wander/wonder the grounds, free of our “guide” who happily texted his way...
by Allan Stratton | May 6, 2010 | Travels
Dalat is Vietnam’s Niagara Falls. There isn’t a falls but there is a beautiful lake for honeymooners to paddle around in. Apparently. When we were there it was being drained for sludge. Aside from that, the town is pretty and has a bunch of neat stuff like...
by Allan Stratton | May 3, 2010 | Travels
So last post I said we’d be in Dalat today, the Niagara Falls of Vietnam — minus the falls. But I thought I’d be remiss if I didn’t show you ANY public buildings in Saigon. (Or Ho Chi Minh City as they say in the North, or if they work for the...
by Allan Stratton | Apr 29, 2010 | Travels
So here I am in Cu Chi one of the 163 miles of tunnels north of Saigon that let the Viet Cong appear and vanish as if by magic and led to some of the fiercest bombing and defoliation in the war. It’s weird down here. So come along for the tour. I guarantee...
by Allan Stratton | Apr 26, 2010 | Travels
So here we go — into the Big Muddy — a.k.a. the tiny waterways of Saigon’s District 2 which take us out of the urban core and into, well, a whole other world very much like the Mekong Delta.We found this boat by accident. A guy at the dock was...
by Allan Stratton | Apr 22, 2010 | Travels
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) at night is a wonderfully garish spectacle. Here’s the big night time market. (Check out the last post for a shot of the death-defying gauntlet of mopeds you have to face to get to the market.Here’s Daniel wandering a line of...
