Tam Coc, just south of Ninh Binh, northern Vietnam

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Asia » Vietnam
December 24th 2010

Published: December 28th 2010

1st trip away on our scooter...

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1 The paddy fields are ablaze with fires burning the useless part of the rice plant. The smell is good but there is also a tradition throughout Vietnam of setting light to your rubbish, plastics included.

1 The paddy fields are ablaze with fires burning the useless part of the rice plant. The smell is good but there is also a tradition throughout Vietnam of setting light to your rubbish, plastics included.

1 The paddy fields are ablaze with fires burning the useless part of the rice plant. The smell is good but there is also a tradition throughout Vietnam of setting light to your rubbish, plastics included.

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3 In Vietnam they make wine with all kinds of horrid things inside to add flavour

3 In Vietnam they make wine with all kinds of horrid things inside to add flavour

3 In Vietnam they make wine with all kinds of horrid things inside to add flavour

4 You can't tell from the photos but it was scorching hot and we were about to be on a boat for a few hours so we went hat shopping

4 You can't tell from the photos but it was scorching hot and we were about to be on a boat for a few hours so we went hat shopping

4 You can't tell from the photos but it was scorching hot and we were about to be on a boat for a few hours so we went hat shopping

5 This stall was also selling baseball caps made from banana leaves!

5 This stall was also selling baseball caps made from banana leaves!

5 This stall was also selling baseball caps made from banana leaves!

6 This is Nicolas, a lovely Frenchman who we met at the guesthouse

6 This is Nicolas, a lovely Frenchman who we met at the guesthouse

6 This is Nicolas, a lovely Frenchman who we met at the guesthouse

7 Alex spent the longest chosing his. I bought a traditional Vietnamese hat and you can see why they still wear them today because they really do protect you.

7 Alex spent the longest chosing his. I bought a traditional Vietnamese hat and you can see why they still wear them today because they really do protect you.

7 Alex spent the longest chosing his. I bought a traditional Vietnamese hat and you can see why they still wear them today because they really do protect you.

8 This place is known as Little Halong Bay because it has the same limestone cliffs jutting out of the water

8 This place is known as Little Halong Bay because it has the same limestone cliffs jutting out of the water

8 This place is known as Little Halong Bay because it has the same limestone cliffs jutting out of the water

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