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Lanterns wherever possible. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/577059005016e1ce8e49903b/578ce6964402439969501b19/1468851919393/image.jpg Blog - Hoi An Having a look at the touris while mom checks her phone. 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Enjoying some heat from the fireplace on a foggy and cold morning, O Quy Ho pass at 2035 meters altitude.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/577059005016e1ce8e49903b/5792f27a4402433b8b3cef76/1469248139639/image.jpg Blog - So many places to see, so little time... A dam on the river Da beat Sapa and Fansipan.  http://www.hyperfocal.org/blog/2016/8/6/my-son monthly 0.5 2016-08-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a61f45e58c62866cc665c6/1470504782585/ Blog - My Son The Cham ruins of My Son at sunrise, the temples were constructed between the 4th and the 14th century by the Champa kings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c271c534a5bcfbd9eaf8/1470481019141/ Blog - My Son Demon face on an outside wall. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c248579fb3dbed11838c/1470480986913/ Blog - My Son A lot of the temples in the area were badly damaged by a week of carpet bombing by the Americans during the war. Some are being reconstructed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c28ec534a5bcfbd9eb46/1470481054600/ Blog - My Son The Hindu temples of the Cham Kingdom were dedicated to the worship of Shiva. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c1f9579fb3dbed1182e6/1470480901156/ Blog - My Son The main tower. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c220579fb3dbed11833b/1470480940787/ Blog - My Son There is a little museum inside one of the buildings of the main temple with salvaged items. http://www.hyperfocal.org/blog/2016/8/6/the-mountain-of-water-at-marble-mountains monthly 0.5 2016-08-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c8b01b631b6aa472a6f1/1470482623469/DSCF3747-Pano.jpg Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Some daylight coming in through the ceiling of the Am Phu cave. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c81dbe6594d76422ba75/1470482487292/ Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Lighting the shrines in the largest cave, Am Phu. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a6f052d2b857268ea56c25/1470558584613/ Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Selling and helping place incense. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c904be6594d76422bd01/1470482700502/DSCF3783.jpg Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains The Mountain of Water is the largest and most famous of the mountains, and is very popular with tourists. There is even an elevator to avoid a few of the first steps, though from the top of the elevator the rest of the mountain is hardly wheelchair-accessible. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a64e2fb8a79b2fec265efb/1470516807421/ Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Danang and what the US soldiers called China Beach - the 30 km beach stretching from Danang to Hoi An - can be seen from the mountain. The Vietcong had a base and field hospital in the caves in these mountains, with great views of the Americans and their R&R activities. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a6f193c534a5bcfbe02ad2/1470558627496/ Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Donations. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c927be6594d76422bd74/1470482740026/DSCF3781.jpg Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains The Marble Mountains area near Danang is famous for stone sculpture and stone cutting crafts, there is a myriad of workshops and shops along the roads. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c8a7be6594d76422bbee/1470482611307/DSCF3639.jpg Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Some altars have been modernised with glowing lights. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c8abff7c50b56193bf93/1470482611138/DSCF3676.jpg Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Detail from a shrine in one of the grottoes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c93cbe6594d76422bda2/1470482759223/DSCF3757.jpg Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Inscriptions by the entrance to a cave temple. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a5c854be6594d76422baf3/1470482529069/DSCF3767.jpg Blog - The Mountain of Water, Marble Mountains Taking a nap in one of the first temples one reaches. http://www.hyperfocal.org/blog/2016/8/8/danang monthly 0.5 2016-08-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a658dab3db2b8908f0e4bf/1470519522277/DSCF3882.jpg Blog - Danang Goats at a parking lot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a658e02994ca6cbb929626/1470519532528/DSCF3886.jpg Blog - Danang Indoor skating at the Vincom Mall. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a65835b3db2b8908f0df24/1470519363513/ Blog - Danang Korean night on the rooftop - hostess Hoang Hai at Skybar 36, wearing traditional Korean clothes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a65869b3db2b8908f0e0b5/1470519417641/ Blog - Danang Danang really comes to life at night, with an impressive amount of often animated neon lighting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a658bcb3db2b8908f0e413/1470519497746/DSCF3857.jpg Blog - Danang Tourist sightseeing boats at the docks. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57a65819b3db2b8908f0de6b/1470519335599/ Blog - Danang Central Danang - southwards toward Hoi An. http://www.hyperfocal.org/blog/2016/8/13/hue monthly 0.5 2016-08-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af345e9de4bb3199c6eb1d/1471100020631/ Blog - Hue Fried egg with small fish and lemongrass, served with fish sauce with lime and chili. The cuisine of Hue is characterised by its spiciness, and also the prominence of all-vegetarian restaurants as it is normal to eat vegetarian a couple of days a month. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af348a9de4bb3199c6ec56/1471100109102/ Blog - Hue The markets are where most people get their clothes and food, rather than in shops. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af314cb3db2b8d0eac474a/1471099236173/ Blog - Hue Central Hue and the Perfume River. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af320e579fb3136379fea7/1471099418431/DSCF3924.jpg Blog - Hue All the women working on the boats wear traditional Vietnamese dresses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af32916a4963d44450af8b/1471099553513/DSCF3961.jpg Blog - Hue Shopping for gold fish in central Hue. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af3ab56a4963d44450df23/1471101690831/ Blog - Hue Breakfast ingredients, you can buy the ingredients you want in the market and have someone there prepare you a meal from them while you wait. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af3941725e25de8d131715/1471101262819/ Blog - Hue Fishing in the moats of the Imperial City. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af32eaff7c50648d947e18/1471099641624/DSCF3995.jpg Blog - Hue Making souvenirs by the Imperial Palace. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af34199de4bb3199c6e93c/1471099951144/ Blog - Hue Breakfast in the many food markets is great, everything is prepared while you wait. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af32836a4963d44450af2d/1471099539652/DSCF3938.jpg Blog - Hue Closing time. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af3195b3db2b8d0eac4926/1471193845597/ Blog - Hue The train ride from Danang is scenic, I wasn't alone trying to get some shots of the landscape. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/57af32f11b631b641dfec0d1/1471099653233/DSCF4020.jpg Blog - Hue Sugar cane juice is very popular in Vietnam, and is made entirely from sugar canes. http://www.hyperfocal.org/blog/2017/7/19/vietnam-part-ii-hue-to-hanoi monthly 0.5 2017-07-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/5970807b8419c26f07a36e49/1500545157650/IMG_0001.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike Newlyweds taking shelter from the sun on a bridge in a small village outside of Hue.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/596f73e637c5819d31aac2e4/1500476477300/D5746EFC-B69D-4202-A973-7987C34CC98D.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike Khai Dinh Tomb https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597081c46b8f5bb6a273b807/1500545482089/IMG_0006.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike The great lunch Thuans mother made us.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597080cb3e00becce122f3a7/1500545234357/IMG_0004.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike The Meridian Gate of the Imperial City in the Hue Citadel.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/59708290a803bb186a12e674/1500545686254/IMG_0009.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike Putting on a show for the tourists.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597081863a0411c0b0791994/1500545421905/IMG_0008.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike A tour guide with a portable speaker at the grounds of the Tu Duc crypt. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/596f696dff7c506a1a1e34a1/1500473766771/79840B24-9972-4CDB-9A48-DD94BE5403B4.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597081e52e69cf75bb6baa02/1500545515942/IMG_0005.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike Thuan and his family.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/596f72a237c5819d31aaaea2/1500476126403/B69248EB-D11D-455B-A8BC-FF34E971E92A.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike Just before Bunker Hill there is an area where they make fragrant and colorful incense.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597080afd2b85789a7c4432d/1500545201165/IMG_0002.JPG Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike Sunset over the Perfume River.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/596f7091d7bdce246aa29157/1500475555404/FullSizeRender.jpg Blog - Vietnam part II - Hue to Hanoi by motorbike Bunker Hill (Vong Canh Hill) with old bunkers overlooking panorama vistas of the Perfume river. http://www.hyperfocal.org/blog/2017/7/30/leg-1-hue-to-khe-sanh-through-the-dmz monthly 0.5 2017-07-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d9348197aea062b715843/1501401932285/IMG_0042.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ G: Khe Sanh radio tower, seen from my hotel room. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d8fb69f74567ca84376db/1501401019200/IMG_0024.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ As we passed a wedding in a restaurant by the road, people were cheering and waving so we stopped to have chat with the couple and the guests.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d89bc5016e1ac9a80375f/1501399486813/FullSizeRender.jpg Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ Our route for the first day: A - Tam Giang Lagoon, B - Coconut juice stop, C - Vinh Moc Tunnels, D - Hien Luong bridge, E - Chua Cam Lo temple, F - Chicken farm, G - Khe Sanh https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d8c4bdb29d6c2e3430816/1501400146059/IMG_0022.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ D: Hien Luong bridge, the northern blue and southern yellow parts symbolizing a mutual desire for reunification. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d90e8bebafb1713fe40ff/1501401325813/IMG_0040.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ F: Stopping for a break and a look at the view, a farmer came down from the fields to talk to us. She had a small chicken farm and some crop in the very steep hills above it. She joked about being worried her daughter, who can be seen digging out worms for the chickens in the background, did not having much potential for marriage because she couldn't cook. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d8a9f6f4ca302dd0b8b62/1501399720431/IMG_0025.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ C: Vinh Moc Tunnels, The US tried to force villagers to move by dropping 9000 tons of bombs over eight years, as there was nowhere to go for the people living here they dug 2 kilometers of tunnels 30 meters below ground and moved their village there. Around 60 families lived in these tunnels during the war, there were no direct hits. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d91096b8f5bb6b4ea402a/1501401362973/IMG_0020.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ F: The view from the chicken farm, towards Laos. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d9330b8a79b2cf84fdd5a/1501401909425/IMG_0041.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ G: Hotel room view, Khe Sanh. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d857fbf629a06938905a1/1501398405684/IMG_0037.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ Durian fruit seller by the road. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d903115d5dbc171e74849/1501401142761/IMG_0026.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ Two very animated guests insisting that grandma should pose for a photo.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d85f359cc68133450df78/1501398520514/IMG_0028.JPG Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ A: Thuan by fishing areas at Tam Giang Lagoon, South East Asias largest lagoon - 68 kms long. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597d8d83d2b8570b18cb368e/1501400455654/FullSizeRender.jpg Blog - Day 1: Hue to Khe Sanh through the DMZ A war veteran we met at a roadside café. He was building a bridge at night with other soldiers when they were discovered by the Americans and bombed. They moved to a different location and started building another bridge, and they were bombed again - the second time he lost his arm. http://www.hyperfocal.org/blog/2017/7/31/day-2-khe-sanh-to-phong-nha-ke-bang-national-park monthly 0.5 2017-08-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/5980d7a5e45a7c443a91a9d3/1501616041446/FullSizeRender.jpg Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Route, day 2: A - Khe Sanh Military Base, B - Houses, C - Park Rangers, D - Buffaloes, E - Memorial Temple, F - Break for drinks, G - Phong Nha-Ke Bang. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f97c29de4bb64a62349c8/1501534151710/IMG_0054.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park C: Raspberries by the road in the mountains. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f9821725e257ad8785a31/1501534246651/IMG_0056.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park E: This woman was running a little kiosk by the temple. Her father was relaxing in the shadow, a war veteran who was fortunate enough to survive a land mine blast while on patrol during the war, even though it took out a big part of his forehead. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f97021b631bff6a6508b5/1501533977432/IMG_0055.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park B: Being offered a sample shot, it was of pretty good quality! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f961cb3db2beb6fcd6d57/1501533739517/IMG_0053.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park A: Several old military vehicles are on display along the landing strip of the Khe Sanh Military Base. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f993ccd39c3a20de0c2ef/1501534530410/IMG_0049.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park D: Park rangers playing cards during lunch break. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f99481e5b6c49e623cbe5/1501534542552/IMG_0048.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park D: Our excellent park ranger-lunch. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f96612e69cff265758331/1501533797563/IMG_0057.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park A: Troop movements during the battles of Khe Sanh. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f95dac534a574f4784c3d/1501533665461/IMG_0058.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Neighbours during breakfast in Khe Sanh.  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f96f5579fb35804f1ae12/1501533947932/IMG_0045.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park B: We had a quick break by a couple of small houses by the road, and the people living there proudly showed us their moonshine setup. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f9912db29d6a2428c2e4e/1501534490205/IMG_0052.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Plenty of these guys on the roads. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/597f968e7131a5d704611f19/1501533844761/IMG_0059.JPG Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park A: Bombs on display. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571383ea22482eca2d39c249/t/5980d741b8a79b3cf0870633/1501615941791/FullSizeRender.jpg Blog - Day 2: Khe Sanh to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park E: The memorial temple for the heroic martyrs of the Long Dai ferry-boats. Two teams of fifteen voluntary youths died here when they were bombed while doing their tasks, on two separate occasions. 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