Travel Photo – The Stare Near Sapa

by Vincent on September 16, 2010

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Young kid in village near Sapa, Vietnam

I will have a proper post on Sapa soon, but I wanted to post this image in the meantime.

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Motobiking Through the Central Highlands of Vietnam

by Vincent on September 9, 2010

After arriving in Dalat, Vietnam I quickly organized a Easy Rider tour through the Central Highlands of Vietnam.  I decided on a 3 day and 2 night ride that would end in Nha Trang.  At $65 a day it was by far the most I have spent on this trip, but at the end I think it was well worth it.  My driver, Huan, was a local who grew up on a farm, and was now working in the tourist industry.  He was a really fun guy to go with and participated in most of the activities that there was on the ride.  He had a lot of interesting information about the various places that we visited and the varying  landscape we were riding through. [click to continue…]

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Saigon

September 6, 2010
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I spent a few days in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) a couple weeks ago after traveling from Phnom Penh by bus.  You can tell the city is really exploding with growth as there are construction sites all over the city including impressive sky scrapers.  There are still many small alleyways where people’s living rooms [...]

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Travel Photo – Rice Fields outside of Siem Reap

August 27, 2010
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Travel Video – Day Trip to Kirirom National Park

August 11, 2010

Day Trip to Kirirom National Park from Midwestern Wanderer on Vimeo. A few Top Banana friends head to Kirirom National Park in Cambodia. Shot on a Canon 7D with a Tamron 18-270. Edited on Avid Media Composer and color graded in After Effects. Song is “Quittin’ Time” by Patrick Lee. http://www.patrickleemusic.com/

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Travel Photo – Chilling at Kirirom

August 10, 2010
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Angkor Wat and Surrounding Temples

July 29, 2010
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Angkor Wat is located in western Cambodia near the town of Siem Reap.  Angkor Wat itself is the main attraction that people come see but it really is just one of many temples spread across a huge area.  The easiest and fasted way to get from one area to the next is to hire a [...]

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Lingering in Phnom Penh

July 18, 2010
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Phnom Penh has a way of drawing a person in with a mix of its raw energy and French colonial influences.

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Travel Photo – A view from my bungalow

June 11, 2010
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Koh Phangan Night Market

June 8, 2010
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Whoever invented night markets is a genius.  I’ve been going to the night market on a daily basis in Thong Sala on Koh Phangan since I got here about a week ago.  It’s full of just about anything you want to from phad thai, to seafood, curries, and various meats on a stick.  I still [...]

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