Daily Life on the Mekong (photo-essay)

There are road-blocks because of construction

It takes awhile to wake up during the morning commute

Home-based businesses are becoming popular

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Image © 2009 Elizabeth Briel

Life on the Mekong Delta isn't all that different from how it's lived anywhere else. Pictures from boat trips through the Delta towns of My Tho, Can Tho, Chau Doc, and a Muslim floating village near Chau Doc illustrate scenes that are, in essence, not all that different from lives elsewhere.

[caption language is geared towards kids]

This essay was possible thanks to a travel grant from ThingsAsian

Published on 2/13/09

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