Vietnam 2009

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electrical outlet and switch in the shower right next to the showerhead.. talk about safe!!

Mekong Delta

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

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Getting a real Vietnamese Coffee from a floating boat in the middle of the Mekong river on the way to the market. Helped wake up up!!

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

The incredible floating markets in the Mekong Delta. WE got up at 4 am to get a good tour of them as they start early and are over by 8am or so. The boats just float around the river trading whatever they are carrying with others.

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Making sheets of rice flour that will be cut into rice noodles

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Street vendors selling food, drinks and other stuff on the busy streets of Saigon Vietnam

Lunar New yea/TET celebration in Saigon.. Millions fo people partying in the streets

view from my 8th floors hotel in Saigon which had no elevator.. it was quite a workout getting to and from the room.

Windswept sand dunes near a lake at Mui Ne Vietnam.

Windswept sand dunes near a lake at Mui Ne Vietnam.

Windswept sand dunes near a lake at Mui Ne Vietnam.

hiking across the sand dunes at Mui Ne Vietnam

Windswept sand dunes near a lake at Mui Ne Vietnam.

Windswept sand dunes near a lake at Mui Ne Vietnam.

Windswept sand dunes near a lake at Mui Ne Vietnam.

Kiteboarding at Mui Ne Vietnam.

Kiteboarding at Mui Ne Vietnam at Windchimes school owned by my friend Trang from California

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Trang, owner of Windchimes Kiteboarding School in VIetnam... Hooked me up with kiting gear every day and dinner and parties every night. awesome time

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