Travels with Tricia

Category: Vietnam

  • A woman wearing a traditional Vietnamese non la hat, stands next to a man in a cowboy hat.

    Photo du Jour: East Meets West – Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    On a Mekong Delta boat, a woman sporting a traditional Asian nón lá hat, converses with her cowboy hat-clad colleague.

  • At the outdoor market in Hoi An, Vietnam, baskets of fresh fruit (limes), vegetables (turnips), flowers, and live ducks sit on the pavement.

    Scenes from Vietnam’s Markets

    The stalls and baskets of Vietnam’s traditional markets overflow with a colorful spectrum of tempting produce: spiky green durian fruit, porcupine-like pink rambutans, chubby carrots, and spring-green onions that could inflict tickling torture. Ladies clad in nón lá hats share the new day’s gossip while selling mountains of rice paper, slabs of tofu, live chickens, flowers and herbs.

  • Basket Boats, Chinese Fishing Nets & Non La Hats: A Thu Bon River Boat Ride From Hoi An, Vietnam

    Along Hoi An, Vietnam’s riverside, numerous boat owners offer to rent their wooden vessels for journeys of an hour or more. Since Hoi An’s coastal position afforded it such a great trading fortune in centuries past, we were eager to explore the Mekong’s waters by boat. With a rate negotiated, we hopped onto the watercraft. The…

  • Photo du Jour: A Kaleidoscope of Incense – Hué, Vietnam

    The roadside stands just outside of Vietnam’s former imperial city, Hué, overflow with bundles of incense. When viewed en masse, these harlequin sticks resemble a textured kaleidoscope. The resulting cinnamon and sandalwood scent that wafts through the air is intoxicating.

  • Two cyclists walk their bikes through a natural area in Vietnam's Ben Tre province.

    Photo du Jour: Pedaling the Backroads of Vietnam’s Ben Tre Province

    On a Sunday afternoon on which many celebrated the first day of the western New Year, these two Vietnamese ladies pedaled the lush, green backroads of Vietnam’s Ben Tre Province. Ben Tre is situated in the Mekong Delta.

  • A black and white image of dog tags for sale at an outdoor market in Hue, Vietnam. They supposedly date to the Vietnam War.

    Dog Tags and Medals for Sale in a Vietnamese Market

    “All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.” François Fénelon On a bustling road leading to Hué’s once-grand Imperial City are sidewalk plots where vendors sell antique blue and white china, happy Buddha statues, and items reminding passersby of tragic chapters in Vietnam’s history. The items are harmoniously intermingled: North Vietnamese battle awards,…