Seaside in Vung Tau

Having hired a motorbike today to explore something outside Vungtau which is still technically a city for all its sleepiness, i stumbled on a windy beach to my surprise. On my stroll I was happy to come across crab hunters, fishermen, lots of those spirally shells, a romantic couple and all manners of things natural. The sea is great i once again conclude, tomorrow more exploring i promise myself.

Vietnam celebrates!

Yesterday evening the streets in Vung Tau alive yet again with hundreds of flag-waving,tin-hitting and cheering folk as Vietnam won against Thailand in the Toyota Asian Football Cup. The last-minute back header made the game even more special. Its Vietnam's first time winning this big tournament so hopefully more to come, its great to see so many happy people in the streets. I was having some great reactions with the camera, it seemed as if everyone wanted their picture taken when they saw my camera.

Vietnam vs Singapore 17th Dec

Two posts in one day, i must be trying to avoid some other work :) Here are some pictures of the football match i went to last week. Was my second ever match ive seen, as you can see i spent
much of the time with my eyes on the audience but as the score was 0-0 i didnt miss too much. It was great seeing all the stall holders,many of them set up on their motorbikes congregating around the stadium amongst all the hustle of the crowd.

Beyond Hanoi..to south Vietnam

Finally i make it out of the motorbike smoke of hanoi to sleepy in comparison, Vung Tau, around one and half hours by boat from the capital Saigon. Its well known as the oil town of vietnam and frequented on weekends by Saigoners looking for a little relaxation. Theres not much beaches but its very quiet as a city, in midday its almost sleepy, so im enjoying it. Here are a few pics since 24th December [not only xmas eve but the date vietnam beat thailand at football, great as the whole town seemed to be up celebrating].

Long Bien Bridge, Hanoi

Its been a while since i've added anything to the blog partly due to being a little busier these days gettign to know the city more and meeting people. As i have been spending quite a bit of time coordinating a book project of childrens' photos based around the famous Haonoi Long Bien Bridge i decided to do a series of pictures myself, so here they are,

Hanoi randomn street pics

Portraits of Hanoi Youth

Ive been playing with my mamiya medium format camera here and starting a series of portraits based on young people in Vietnam im coming across. These were taken in my friends school on Teachers Day where teachers get given flowers and gifts. Can't see it happening in England,thats Communism for you partly, i think they still do it in Bulgaria too.REspect the teachers i say!