Photo Round Up – Week 94 & 95

Y’all know I love taking head shots and well this one I think came out pretty well. This was taken in the food market in Sapa, Vietnam. This women was just sitting there wondering why 5 foreigners were having dinner where she was having dinner. She tried talking to us, but with no English we couldn’t communicate. I did though ask her for a photo. She agreed and then smiled when I showed it to her. I loved how differently she was dressed as one of the minority peoples of Vietnam.

The sole purpose of my visit to the mountains of Sapa, Vietnam was to see endless mountains of Rice Terrace’s. Sadly the 3 days I spent there the weather was crap and I could only see this. Yup what you see above. I mean it was nice, but I wanted to see it in it’s full glory. Sadly I will be leaving SEA with out seeing Rice Terraces which I guess just means I must come back one day.

One night in Sapa a group of us stayed up drinking Rice Wine and having a blast chatting away. The entire time though we could here these two men talking, laughing and being silly. I loved it. I kept thinking that’s how I wanna be when I get old, just laughing at life. I then got the nerve to take a photo of them and they did this pose for me. They were just so damn funny & I seriously wonder what is their story.

I walked by this window at a bus stop in the middle of no where. I didn’t have my camera on me and just wanted to take a photo of the hanging clothes so went back to get my camera (y’all know I have an obsession with hanging clothes). When I came back this little boy was standing there and made it perfect.

We were in Hue visiting the Citadel and what we found most amazing of all was a group of baby ducks wandering around the patio. We spend about 30 mins photographing them. It was so much fun and of all the pictures I took this one is my favorite. I love the wet floor the yellow ducks and yellow wall.

Upon arriving to Ho Chi Minh City it was an unexpected meet up of many travel bloggers. I was able to meet Jodi from Legal Nomads, James from Nomadic Notes, Leah & Leeane from Start Somwhere and Will Peach from Will Peach. It was nice to meet all of them hang out with them the following few days I was in HCMC.

I’ve always loved Vietnamese food, but now that I have had it in Vietnam I must say it is one of my favorite cuisines around the world (after Mexican & Indian). This is Bun Bo Hue, a spicy beef vermicelli soup. I’ve never been much of a soup person, but damn Vietnam has some amazing ones.

Random Street Art found near where I am staying. Thought it was cute, plus y’all know I love street art.

During my stay in HCMC I visited the “War Remnants Museum”. Talk about feeling horrible for being an American, fuck. It was very intense to see another point of view of one of the worst wars in American History. It was heart breaking and made me realize The atrocities the US Govt. has done & is still doing around the world is sick and that travel is the best education one can get. You learn so many truths and burst so many bubbles. Instead of taking a photo of some of the horrible things that were done to the people of Vietnam I thought this message was powerful enough.

Not the best night shot I have taken, but one that I think captures the chaos of HCMC. This is the view of a portion of the city from atop of the Rec roof top bar. It’s crazy walking through the streets and feeling all the chaos of the city life and million motor bikes driving by, but then you see it from above and they all look like tiny ants getting around the city. It was also strange, because from atop of the roof top I felt like I could have been anywhere in the world.