Certainly a place I’d return to. We travelled from Hanoi to Saigon — the last half of the trip on a motor bike. What a country! After being brought up with a plethora of war movies, Vietnam has so much more to offer. And as usual, the people are the highlight. Smiling is something that seems to be inversely proportional to wealth. The poorer the people, the happier they often seem.

The images below are low quality. This trip was prior to the digital era, so the images are simply low quality scans of prints.

Halong Bay

Hanoi. I think this could be the lake where senator John McCain splashed down in the 60s

Markets and food are found in almost every town. Great food, made by great people.