Mekong trading | Vietnam

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Floating markets can be found in most provinces of the Mekong Delta. This type of markets have existed for a long time in the region. Farmers sell their goods on their small boats from one boat to another. Besides selling, they also trade: some watermelons for some pinapples for example. The boats gather togehther at several places on the river to sell fruits and vegetables, such as pineapple, dragon fruit, water melon, yam and gabbage. You can also find garden tools, crafts and Vietnemese breakfast (rice noodles and Coffee). The boats are often overloaded with products, so it sometimes looks like they would capsize. Especially in the rainy season, were it rains tons of water onto the boats.. A floating market usually starts before dawn – 4 or 5 o’clock in the morning and ends when the sun rises high, at about 9. The pictures above are from a floating market near to the city Can Tho. A trip on the Mekong is simply impressive, not only for the floating markets, but also to experience life around the river and small water arids.

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chicken on board

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these pictures were taken in Vietnam on the road down the coast.

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Sand&Strand

taken in 2009.

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street life Vietnam

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most of the pictures here are taken in Hanoi, Vietnams charming capital city with a bautiful old town, lots of local shops & markets, caffeehouses from the french colonial time, a bunch of motorbikes and wild traffic. Hanoi defenitely is worth to visit and very different comparing to Southeastasias other big cities. Once in Vietnam make sure you try a traditional vietnamese coffee!

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out of the white – into the sun

Photos by stockwerk23

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AFRICA getting those boats ready

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buses in my life..

we looooooooove buses.

Vom T1 zum T5. Unser erster Familien VW-Bus im Griechenland Urlaub, der gute alte weiße den ich tatsächlich auch noch gefahren bin, wird vom neuen abgelöst, bzw. hier ja förmlich abgeschleppt. Mit mehreren Bussen und Freunden in Peniche/Portugal, Motorschaden unseres Begleiters in Südafrika..

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