Travels with Tricia

Category: Vietnam

  • An Imperial City structure in Hue, Vietnam shows signs of war.

    Photo du Jour: An Imperial City Destroyed By War – Hué, Vietnam

    Many of the walls of Hué’s Imperial Enclosure and Forbidden Purple City bear the scars of war from decades past. There are walls devoured by mortar rounds and brick façades pock-marked by bullets.

  • Photo du Jour: A Canine Convention on a Vietnamese Balcony

    Hoi An, Vietnam’s Old Town is characterized by buildings painted in a creamy yellow hue, colorful lanterns, and moss-covered walls and balusters. Another ubiquitous detail are Vietnamese watchdogs. Some canines are calm and seemingly immune to the flurry of never-ending activity, whereas others — like the quartet featured here — can’t refrain from barking at…

  • Sunset Sledding on Sand Dunes in Mui Ne, Vietnam

    Mui Ne, Vietnam’s sand dune landscape is like something out of The Arabian Nights, but with an Alpine twist. Gusts of wind pick up sand from the cinnamon-colored dunes, causing the grains to dance in the air, all while adventure-seeking travelers gleefully sled — and wipe out — on plastic toboggans.

  • A woman holds a tray of red and blue paper lanterns for sale, in Hoi An, Vietnam.

    Photo du Jour: Selling Paper Lanterns in Hoi An, Vietnam

    An evening stroll along the riverside in Hoi An, Vietnam, produces a number of fascinating images, to include this one of a vendor selling paper lanterns. For 20,000 Vietnamese Dong, (about $1 USD), we launched yellow and red lanterns out into the open water, all the while reflecting upon how lucky we are to be…

  • A Bird’s Eye View of a Vietnamese Streetscape

    For Vietnamese standards, this Nha Trang street is a quiet one. And for the uninitiated, it offers a great introduction to Vietnam’s infamous traffic — sans dodging a plethora of motorbikes or without going deaf due to a cacophony of honking horns.

  • A traditional Vietnamese hat - known as Nón Lá - rests on an outdoor table in Vietnam.

    Photo du Jour: The Ubiquitous Vietnamese Nón Lá Hat

    From rice paddies to urban centers, wherever you roam in Vietnam, you’re likely to see ladies of all ages donning the traditional nón lá. In Vietnamese, nón lá means ‘leaf hat.’ This conical hat is sported to protect the wearer from rain or sun — whether she be tending to a rice paddy or selling fresh fruit on…