On the tracks in Vietnam (1)

by Free man

30 years of war and a ruling bureaucratic system had plunged Vietnam into a dark isolation during decades. Vietnam had defeated two of the most powerful armies in the World to deserve its independence but paralysis at every level was the slyest enemy this country had to face with. In 1992, Vietnam ttok a turning point and started to open, first step by step and then with a fulgurous energy. Nowadays, everything is changing at full speed, with a kind of impatience and even a bit of imprudence. Vietnam is recovering for a long ... (more)

Ho Chi Minh City - February 2002
Boats along the river. In spite of a fast modernisation, the...

Nha Trang - February 2002
Nha Trang is a very popular beach resort, famous for its micro-climate that...

Nha Trang - February 2002
People in Nha Trang. Most of Vietnamese people are always good humoured and...

Nha Trang - February 2002
Nha Trang is a nice beach resort. The luxurious and recent hotels that spread...

Propaganda
Along the roads of the country, some out of age billboards show...

Ho Chi Minh City ( Saigon ) - 02/2002
The lively markets of Cholon district in the surrounds of Ho Chi Minh City.

Nha Trang - February 2002
People in Nha Trang

Train
Train departure in Ho Chi Minh City station. Getting inside the train...

Train
Taking the train in Vietnam is a great experience. Journeys are long...

Ho Chi Minh City
Colonial edifice in poor state in Ho Chi Minh city surrounds. But this...

Propaganda
Propaganda reminds at every moment the "great realisation of the...

Ho Chi Minh City - February 2002
Down the streets of a popular district in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City
Cholon district. A short distance from the glass buildings of the city...

Ho Chi Minh City
Cholon district. Considered as the Chinese district, this part of Ho Chi Minh...

Ho Chi Minh City
Cholon district; A small street after the market. Some aspects of the popular...

Ho Chi Minh City - February 2002
Kid along the river.

Ho Chi Minh City - February 2002
As in some others cities of South East Asia, motorbikes are the...

Ho Chi Minh City
Post office. Most of the colonial edifices of the city centre were renovated...

Ho Chi Minh City
Kids near the markets of Cholon District.

Ho Chi Minh City
City Centre. The architectural heritage from the colonial era and the glass...

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Ho Chi Minh City
Old colonial façade in Ho Chi Minh City surrounds.

War Museum - Ho Chi Minh City
At the entry of War Museum. This museum, if a bit partial, is interesting and...

Nha Trang
Local people in front of their home.

Friendly guys
Passing through small villages or popular suburbs, a foreigner will often be...

Nha Trang
Smily kids in Nha Trang

Happy new year
During Chinese New year, streets of every cities are lively with any kind of...

Nha Trang
Popular suburbs in Nha Trang. Vietnam is quickly modernising, but poverty...

Hello, Uncle Ho
On every state building stands Ho Chi Min s portrait, always showing...

Young pupils.
In a classroom, kids always have conscience they are lucky to access to...

School
Kids in a school near Hue. If the Vietnamese communism is now opened...

Nha Trang
Local people.

Buses
Travelling through Vietnam on his own needs a lot of time. Tourism...

Nha Trang
Popular district around the market.

Kids attack
It's funny to see how all kids are proud to be the topic of a...

Ho Chi Minh City - February 2002
Down the streets of Cholon district. I admit I felt more at my ease in...

Nha Trang - February 2002
Shanty town in a popular district of Nha Trang

Communist symbols
At every corner, a communist symbol reminds the nature of the ruling party....

Ho Chi Minh City
At the entry of War Museum. An interesting collection of pieces from the war,...

Nha Trang - February 2002
An indolent and quiet atmosphere down the streets, at the middle of the...

Kids
School near Hue ( centre Vietnam, see my relating article ).

Chuc Mung Nam Moi
"Happy New Year" in Vietnamese. Ho Chi Minh City - February 2002

article published 04/08/2002

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Here in Phoenix, we have many Vietnamese manicurists. They are very efficient and pleasant to deal with! But, one wonders what "they" really are saying about the American ladies, as they chat with each other during the manicure!!
— Eleanor Robb, November 25, 2004

You made one mistake in your report, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is in the South, Hanoi in the North.
— ellie robb, September 30, 2004

Thanks for your good report and photos! I hope to go there, next Feb. I think probably lots of changes have been made, even in the last 2 years!
— ellie robb, September 30, 2004

awesome! your trip report and picture gave me a better insight about Vietnam before going there.
— Sis Phant, April 3, 2003

the pictures are amazing, not only are they great for the actual inside tour of Vietnam, but throuh the pictures comes the culture,and photographing the people really can educate the viewer.
— Dean, March 2, 2003

Great album
Terrific, how you show Saigon from the inside. It feels as being there again !
— Stefaan Daenens, February 5, 2003

Enjoyed your virtual tour!
I do love Viet Nam & try to get back there as often as I can...but when I am home here in Los Angeles it pleases me that I can find beautiful travelouges on Viet Nam such as the one you put together. Great pictures!
— James Bierman, September 15, 2002

GREAT PAGE
you are really a big photographer! Thx for sharing this. Normally we should go this month to Vietnam but we had to delete our trip :-( We hope to go next year! Geert and Ann
— De Sutter Geert, July 4, 2002

am using some of your excellent photos on posters for International Day at an elementary school in Fairfax, Va where I volunteer
— tom virnelson, May 2, 2002

thank you for your pictures....i'm vietnamese but have never been back...seeing your picture make me want to visit very much!!!! thanks...
— tam, April 12, 2002

Niko, Excellent travel journal with very insider view to life in Vietnam. Your pictures are fantastic and anyone who is a careful observer can notice many extras from the facial expression to the background shown in this travel report. Thank you for sharing this album from the place, which is so little mentioned recently in the mass media. Warm regards and take care to look after yourself in your next travel endeavors, Rafal
— Rafal K Komierowski, April 11, 2002

Great Trip
Niko,this is a great trip report which not many traveler would elaborate.Most prefer beautiful sceneries more than provety...your kind of photos report is SPECIAL in this web! Cheer!!
— STAN., April 9, 2002

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