Parting Shot: Leaving Saigon

Ok, so I’ve been a bit behind on updating the site with photos and harrowing travel stories from SE Asia. The truth is, there haven’t been any harrowing stories (thankfully) except for one minor motorbike accident in Dalat, Vietnam, and a small mountain bike crash Jeannine suffered on the dirt roads of Koh Phangnan, Thailand. Oh, my digital Canon SLR died a couple weeks ago. So, nearly half the photos were shot with a Canon G9 point and shoot. Not ideal, but better than many of the options out there.

Until I arrive home, here is my parting shot from Saigon. We ended up spending about three weeks in Vietnam, traveling via trains, planes and automobiles, south to north, before wandering west into Laos. A couple days bike touring combined with more bus rides brought us to northern Thailand about a week later.  A bit overwhelmed by the pressing heat and humidity, Jeannine convinced me the beaches of southern Thailand were worth a visit. I obliged and will admit it was a great choice.

With a day to kill in Saigon before hopping aboard the plane for San Francisco via Seoul, South Korea, I watched the city scream by. While enjoying the madness of hundreds of motorbikes race between stoplights, I snapped this image of a tuk-tuk driver sleeping during the late-afternoon rush hour, a sole monk (one of the few I ever saw in the city) slipping by amidst the chaos.

Thoughts diverge on the streets of Saigon, Vietnam

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