Random Photo: Mekong Delta


Those who only give the Mekong Delta a $10 or $15 from Saigon only get a brief look at Ben Tre, which is nice enough but stuffed with visitors (though this shot is from that area). Lost over the past decade is how much easier it’s become to visit the delta on your own — using buses, hiring moto-taxis to go over ferries and roads not on maps. In some cases, as the one above, I had a boat and a driver to myself — and saw about five tourists in a full week.

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Robert Reid is a travel writer (Lonely Planet, New York Times, ESPN), travel expert (Today Show, CNN's Headline News), travel videographer (76-Second Travel Show) and travel artist (don't ask).
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One Response to Random Photo: Mekong Delta

  1. Joshywashington says:

    Great pic, I will never forget my time spent on the Mekong in long yail boats, skiffs and barges…

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