Although I haven't been able to verify it yet, I heard Nha Trang will be home to the Miss World Competion later this year...so I'm way too early to enjoy the scenery. However, the city itself is quite pleasant and coming back to warmer weather is good enough for me...although it's still not that warm yet! I was able to do some snorkeling in the South China Sea and explore around town on a scooter. Oddly, I have nothing noteworthy to report from this place or any ...

It's cold and raining here and the warm clothes are out. However, before arriving in the central highland town of Dalat, I passed through a small beach town called Mui Ne, so some photos are from there. The Vietnamese language is proving to be quite difficult. For example, depending what tone you use, the word ma can mean ghost, tomb, mother, but/which, horse, or rice seedling. How all that's possible I'll never know. My problems are much more basic. While on a...

Vietnam. It's strange to be here. Everything I ever learned about this place came from movies like Rambo, Apocolypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, and even Forrest Gump! It almost feels forbidden to be here for an American...until you see just how many tourists have flooded into this country. It's almost ridiculous. And compared to the days of The American War, things are quite peaceful and calm, except for the traffic. Ho Chi Minh City...or Saigon ...is absolute traff...

Back in Phnom Penh, I am staying in the backpacker ghetto at Lake Boeng Kak. I found a brilliant little guesthouse that has private rooms for $3 a night. When I arrived, I asked if there were rooms that included a shower and toilet and was told that those are 2000 Riel more...or 50 American cents. "I'll take it".... I decided to splurge. The place sits right over the lake and I think it's about to fall in and sink. The wood plank floor creaks and flexes terribly,...

After visiting the south, I came back to Phnom Penh to return my motorbike...only to rent a better one. My new bike sits higher and has a more padded seat which means it's ten times more comfortable....plus it's just plain cool. So off I went again, this time heading up north. I am now officially in my own fantasy world of playing National Geographic photographer as I seek out Cambodia's most elusive photographic opportunities. Thanks to the motorcycle, I am see...