In which I meet a little cluster of Americans

In Vietnam, people generally tend to go from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi or vice versa. So when you're staying in one of the more touristy areas, there's this great mix of people who have all sorts of advice and recommendations to swap.

Beach life pt. 2

After such a busy few days on the river tour, we really needed some rest and recovery. We hopped on a plane and flew to an island in the south west called Phu Quoc. If you're going to Vietnam anytime soon and want a beautiful sandy beach to lounge on, go here!!

The mighty Mekong Delta (or how I spent a lot of time on a bus/boat)

Ho Chi Minh City was definitely my favorite big city so far.  We got the same warnings about getting pick pocketed and ripped off by taxis that people give in every big city, but somehow I liked the feel of this city better. I think part of it had to do with the long park running down the main district, and part of it was because everything was walk-able (at least of the touristy stuff).  It may also be that I had amazing sandwiches, pho, and coffee. A great start to my month of nomming my way through Vietnam.

Gooooood Morning Vietnam

After a wonderful six weeks in Cambodia, it was time to head over to my next country. As sad as I was to be leaving Cambodia, I had an extra special visitor to look forward to in Vietnam. To get to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon or HCMC), I would once again be passing through Phnom Penh.

Dolphins and turtles and fish! Oh my!

After a quick visit to Phnom Penh, I wasn't super thrilled with the city so I hopped on a bus up northeast to a place called Kratie. The pronunciation of the city is something like Krach-ie, but I could never seem to get it right.

Tour from hell

I know I'm seriously behind on this blog. About three weeks of Vietnam behind to be exact. I'll get around to it, I promise.

Rice rice baby.

Now that I've moved on to Vietnam, its time for my Cambodia food post. I'll start this off with one word: rice. Rice for breakfast. Rice for lunch. Rice for dinner. And, just like Thailand, there was always some sort of basic fried rice available to tourists who didn't feel like eating anything else. I also found that there are fried noodles, which included the same components as fried rice, but substitute instant ramen noodles for the rice.