Rice Workers

At the end of a long, backbreaking day these women file out of the ricefields near the Mekong delta.

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November 17th 2006
We arrived in Ho Chi Minh (aka HCMC, aka Saigon) City in the early evening. Culture shock again! The drivers here are crazier here than any other place we’ve been. They honk their horns furiously at all times for no apparent reason with some having had their horns enhanced for even an even LOUDER affect. The din is maddening, causing one to just tune out the honking, thus rendering it ineffec ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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