A boat-borne vendor selling Oreos - and other traditional Vietnamese delicacies - to cruise ship guests in Halong Bay.
A layered limestone outcrop in Halong Bay.
How To written 21 June 2008
Crossing the street in Vietnam is anything but pedestrian. But follow these basic guidelines, and you should stay safe from Saigon to Hanoi.
Multidirectional foot and motorcycle traffic in the middle of a Hanoi intersection.
Traffic chaos during the Liberation Day celebrations in central Hanoi.
Central Hanoi: The only thing scarier than crossing the street in Vietnam is crossing the street in Vietnam at night.
Lining up for a busy intersection in central Saigon.
Surrounded by speeding motorcycles on a pedestrian crossing in Hanoi.
Saigon motorcyclists temporarily stopped - in a dramatic break with tradition - at a red light.
The Tomb of Minh Mang is perhaps the most ornate of Hue's royal tombs. The main building features intricate mosaics, seemingly made from the shards of ceramic crockery. So not only are these tableaus pretty - they also represent an early, if unintentional, sustainability initiative!
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