Blogs from Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 12

Hi everyone! Sorry no pics on this blog just an update this time. After 2 months in Can Tho where I was working sparsely, I got an opportunity to move about an hour and a half by motorbike north, still in the Mekong Delta, just outside Vinh Long a town called Cai Be. I was told by my recruiter it was a VERY small town, but while smaller than Can Tho it's a medium sized city with just about everything I need except a grocery store which is ok, I want to go down to Can Tho to visit another teacher at least once per month and can do my "Pasta Run' to the supermarket there anyway. The classes are starting to pick up a bit now, but still not getting to that 25 hours per ... read more

Today we started what is the beginning of a 3 day/2 night Mekong delta tour that will lead us up the Mekong into Cambodia. Travel in this region is difficult so we took the guesswork out of it and booked with an agency ($70 pp) that included tours, meals, lodging and boat and bus transportation. A 2 hr. drive out of Saigon brought us to My Tho, considered the gateway to the Mekong (the river of nine dragons). The Mekong delta is considered Vietnam’s “rice basket” and consists of endless canals and waterways linking the jungle with green fields of rice. The mighty Mekong river is the 12th largest river in the world and flows through this region after winding it’s way from the Tibetan plateau. We boarded a ferry to Ben Tre, crossing the chocolate ... read more

Accommodation - Bassac Boat 3 - on the Mekong River Accommodation - Victoria Hotel Chau Doc Weather - Hot, sunny/cloudy 30c We enjoyed a wonderful Vietamese meal, on our last night in Ho Chi Minh City at May Restaurant which we had found on tripadvisor. A taxi ride through the city was very cheap, only £2, and we then walked up a tiny alley between houses and shops, with the three storey townhouse restaurant at the end. We were seated on the top floor, on an open veranda, overlooking the small street and houses. The staff were very friendly. Our meal of crab, prawn and pork spring rolls with different sauces for each style of roll was followed by sautéed beef with onions and pork in pepper sauce - wonderfully tasty and very reasonably priced. The ... read more

Mekong Delta area is an awesome part òf the world. We had the privilege òf touring it via luxury boat with our own crew, customized shore tours and ridiculously fine dining on board. Started with a "speed boat"ride to Chau Doc, just inside Vietnam. We were rickshawed to our hotel. Had some time for a short walk around town and, of course, another great soup and hot pot dinner. A drive the next morning to Can Tho, the biggest city in the delta (+1 million). Visit a very busy floating market specializing in wholesale fruits and vegetables. Cool. Then we are delivered to our big deluxe boat, home for the next two wonderful days. First night we shared it with a nice Argentine family. Second day and night we were the quếens of the boat -- ... read more

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