Today we’re going to visit Tan Chau, Vietnam. It’s a small city just across the border from Cambodia. Tan Chau’s claim to fame is a special kind of silk produced here. We’re going to go see where it’s made, but I’m more interested just to see what life in a small town in this part of the world looks like. Continue reading “How Now, Tan Chau?”
Category: Vietnam
Evergreen Island, Vietnam
We’re in Vietnam, on the Mekong river, just across the border from Cambodia. We’re heading into the Mekong Delta to see what this part of the world is like. Our first stop is at a place called “Evergreen Island.” Well, that’s what it’s called to us tourists, anyway. Continue reading “Evergreen Island, Vietnam”
Crossing the Border into An Giang Province, Vietnam
Our boat has dropped anchor in the middle of the Mekong river. We’re not going anywhere. We’re waiting for permission to cross the border from Cambodia into An Giang province, Vietnam. Not long ago, an official-looking boat motored out from shore to meet us. Uniformed personnel from the motorboat boarded our boat, but they didn’t stay long. They returned to shore – with all of our passports. Continue reading “Crossing the Border into An Giang Province, Vietnam”
