Inside A Cham Village In Chau Doc
For many Vietnamese, the word “Cham” may trigger images of long-defunct towers passed by on the way to somewhere else, like the ones at the My Son temple complex outside of Hoi An, near the mud…
For many Vietnamese, the word “Cham” may trigger images of long-defunct towers passed by on the way to somewhere else, like the ones at the My Son temple complex outside of Hoi An, near the mud…
In Part 1, we talked about ways to improve your photography of the vibrant Chau Doc Floating Market. Our tips included moving about the boat in search of the best angles, framing your shots using the…
Less than an hour’s drive southwest of Chau Doc lies Tuc Dup Hill. Standing 216m high, this outcrop of large, smooth boulders is perhaps better known as ‘Two Million Dollar Hill’, the amount of money the…
While not as large as the Cai Be Floating Market near Can Tho, the Chau Doc Floating Market is vibrant, colorful and beautiful to photograph. Just past where the Chau Doc River merges into the Hau…
The Mekong Delta is a wonderful mix of cultures, languages and religions. In areas with larger ethnic Khmer communities, especially in villages close to the border with Cambodia, Khmer temples are not uncommon, with their intricate…
Water is life. Nowhere else is that more true than in the Mekong Delta with its 28,000 kms of waterways including rivers, streams and canals. Beginning just south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the Mekong Delta starts…
Near the center of town lies the Chau Doc Market, an easily navigable, great place to get lost for an hour or two. Colorful with fruits and vegetables and busy with food vendors, the Chau Doc…
Victoria Can Tho Resort is the only luxury resort on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, and it is part of the exclusive Victoria hotels and resorts group. The property is tucked back away from the road…
Set where the Chau Doc River meets the Hau River (a branch of the Mekong River), a Google Earth image of the town of Chau Doc and its many waterways looks much like a circulatory system,…