Stories about Food in Mekong Delta
Coconuts, Coffee and Close Calls on the Mekong DeltaDavid Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448] While the Mekong Delta is best known for its floating market, the real joy is meeting with people going about their every day lives. David Calleja discovers on some of Vietnam's great experiences, as shown to him by an ex-soldier.
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Mekong Delta |
Vietnam
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Delta DelightsPhilip Game - pgame [2,545] Six-fifty in the morning, the coach reverses over a prostrate rat outside Saigon's smart Caravelle Hotel, and we're on our way. Bound for the Delta, that watery region with vaguely sinister war-time...
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Mekong Delta |
Vietnam
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Down on the Mekong for TetMike Blackwell - mblackwell [201] "Ah, the Delta," he said, "the Delta is my heart." His English was perfect, the meaning clear. One of Ho Chi Minh City's top officials leaned back in his chair, peered at the large wall map of the...
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Mekong Delta |
Vietnam
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Down On the Mekong at Tet (II)Mike Blackwell - mblackwell [201] The Plains of Kien Giang We are on the road again. Can Tho, bustling, celebratory, electrified and electrifying has passed from sight in our rear view mirror. Martin and I, with Hom our driver, are...
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Mekong Delta |
Vietnam
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RiceLou Dematteis - ldematteis [661] Rice is an integral part of life in Vietnam. The Vietnamese economy depends on agriculture and the main crop is rice. The average Vietnamese eats three quarters of a pound of rice a day. Rice covers...
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Mekong Delta |
Vietnam |
Mekong River
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