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 Selling fish by SirRichard
There were few (if any) tourists around, so I felt suddenly surrounded by locals selling and buying fish and vegetables, fishing boats leaving the daily captures...
Nice! :-) Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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 D takes aim for another shot by richiecdisc
Local fruits are always a great choice as often they are not available back home and if they are, they certainly cost a lot more. Dragon fruit is a magenta sight to behold that tastes a bit like kiwi.
We got three dragon fruits for a dollar when in Munich, one cost about twenty-five euros! Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: This particular market was in Hoi An but every city has at least one
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 The "other" Monet by SirRichard
I saw this walking by Pham Ngu Lao area in Saigon. He was copying this huge Monet painting from a little photo... and the detail was incredible for someone who hadn't seen the original piece!!! Leave a Comment Theme: Art
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 Trying it on! by SirRichard
I was walking by the streets some early morning when a thin girls came to me and asked me where was I from and all that stuff. She kept chatting along with me for a while and finally she told me her mother had a tailor shop in the tailors' market and could make me an "instant" suit, shirt, short or whatever.
I was curious about it, so I went with her. Her "mother" showed me 5 or 6 catalogs with every imaginable clothing piece (western style), I chose 2 shirts and she did some measurements. I was leaving that noon, so I warned her about that and she said: "Oh, don't worry, come in 1 hour"
Couldn't believe it, but when I returned in 1 hour I had it ready!! The same shirts I saw in the photos were there and fit me like a glove. 6 USD each! I should have ordered more... Leave a Comment Theme: Men's Clothes
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 by we2364
He talked to me by memorizing the immigration time of his family and his hometown in China.
And then he warmly welcomes me to visit his house and thus brings me to this lovely lantern shop which his whole family makes the life from it. He never ask me to buy anything but to take a look. It's pity that I have my bag fully packed when I am already on a very tight budget. Otherwise I would love to buy some from this shop. Next time, I will!
All kinds of lovely lanterns.
Normally we hang lanterns during the festival time in the Chinese custom.
Quite cheap Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: Next to Central Market in Hoi An
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Mong Cai is a town at the upper north east corner of Vietnam. A border town with China. All sorts of traffics take place there and , actually, my coach was checked by the police on my way back to Hanoi.
There, you can find a lot of HI FI, video stuff that cost nothing. I bought a DVD player all zones, all formats player and I am very happy with it !!!
As usual you have to bargain. Go to several shops and see who makes the best deal for you. Of course you will find a lot of fake brands like "PIOnner, sony" but it is obvious to notice.
I chose to buy the chinese brand QISHENG, which is a well known brand for expats. good quality. Leave a Comment Theme: Discount Store
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 by tampa_shawn
While I normally hate to the entire bargaining process I found it quite enjoyable in Vietnam. It was such a fun, lighthearted little game…if you want to skip the bargaining all together some stores (like grocery stores) actually list prices
We checked with our hotel for normal price of cyclos, bread, fruit so we wouldn't get too ripped off. Although visiting Vietnam is relatively inexpensive for Westerns so the prices even drastically inflated are still affordable.
Vietnam is known for its silk...silk liners for backpacking, silk purses, silk clothes…
Getting custom clothing is also very affordable. If there is something specific you want you can bring a picture of it from the US or scroll through the various catalogues at the local tailors.
Pants/dresses $12 to $16
If your a "larger" size expect to pay more. Price may increase with higher quality material Leave a Comment Theme: Women's Clothes
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 A market by SirRichard
I ignore what 99% of the stuff was, and that makes them even more fascinating, LOL Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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 Some of the fishes by SirRichard
Some of the fishes were really weird... I tried to ask the names of some, but couldn't understand the answers, so I just looked around and took some pics... Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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 Sapa Market by windsorgirlLeave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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