Is this the best newspaper name ever?
I think it is. In fact, I think every newspaper in every country should be called Bla Bla Bla.
Back to Saigon
I found the above site interesting - a look at then and now in Saigon from a photographer who was based there in the 70's. And worth a look are these snapshots in time of former foreign correspondents.
Hanoinked
Slowly hoovering up all, or at least a lot, of what Hanoi has to offer. You can follow the photostream. Sorry, to all folk I won't be able to meet up here. A combination of being beaveringly busy and catching up with old friends :)
Blue stall
Afternoon sandwich at a street stall in District 10, Saigon.
An afternoon on the streets of Saigon part 5
Pavement cafe on Cach mang thang tam street.
An afternoon on the streets of Saigon part 4
Fruit-tastic array of watermelon, pineapple and papaya on this snackcart.
An afternoon on the streets of Saigon part 3
Chicklit. The popular Phu Nu magazine for babes.
An afternoon on the streets of Saigon part 2
Show's over for this District 10 Saigon street stall. Off for a kip.
An afternoon on the streets of Saigon part 1
Grapefruit drying on the Saigon pavements. Good for hair, if you've got any.
Next week
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Non-working lunch
Bun Cha, district 1, Quan Ho Tay, 20B Tran Cao Van street, Saigon, Vietnam. An oldie, but a very goodie. A Hanoi staple in the south. Packed to the fluroscent tubes and beyond this lunchtime.
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Does that come wi' chips?
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Saigon sarnies
Banh mi sarnie stall in District 10, Saigon, Vietnam.
Saigon night
Another shot in what is fast becoming photoweek from the streets of Saigon, Vietnam. I like this one a lot. For those who've never visited Vietnam - and have a good imagination - look at the big version and 'listen' to hear what life is like on the streets of Saigon by night.
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Saigon sweetcorn cart
You won't find any of this stuff on sale in the swanky hotels in Saigon. But nip out onto the street and a freshly steamed sweetcorn or a duck egg or two goes for 2,000VD. Disappointing thing about sweetcorn I was reading the other day is that it's not really that good for you. It looks and tastes like it should be, but appraently it ain't. Not that it's really bad for you. It probably won't kill you.
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The streets of Saigon
Travel in Vietnam by bike at night. Even after more than eight years in Hanoi and Saigon there's still a wee buzz attached. In among all the headaches, negativity and freaked out inner moments I think I mostly still enjoy it.
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Simple Saigon
Chao Trang. An alleyway rice porridge stall is about as simple as streetfood gets in Vietnam.
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Streetcart mosaic
Streetcart mosaic, originally uploaded by noodlepie. Taken on Tran Cao Van street, District 1, Saigon on a K750i. Buggered about with in iPhoto & Photoshop. Mosaic by flagrant disregard. The cart sells noodles. Mmmm.
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Name that sandwich filling
Spotted at stall on Dinh Cong Trang street in District 1, Saigon.
Hot condiments
From 59bis Nguyen Thong street, District 3, Saigon.
Streetfood help
©Justin Guariglia/National Geographic Image Collection
My mate bud Justin took this photo, but both he and I have no idea what she's selling. It's fried and it's sweet, can anyone help? Sticky? Think this was taken by Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi. Also, you can win a free trip to Hong Kong with Justin by entering this competition. Ends Feb 28. I better bloody win. Justin, are you really 'renowned'? For what? Getting a camera nicked from a street stall in Saigon? ;)
1. Fish chick
This is the last in the series of my five favourite photos from the recent Chanh Hung market night out . Eyes front, motion, perspective, fluorescent light filled background. IMO, them's what makes this the best shot out the 301 at Flickr. I'll be back this way soon. Massive.
2. Trucker
A pedal truck transporting fish along a gangway in Saigon's Chanh Hung night fish market. I like the contrast in the direction the three guys are looking.
On the street
Cach Mang Thang Tham Street, Saigon, Vietnam. 7:30pm January 5, 2006. Taken on an Ericsson K750i cameraphone.
3. Drag
At Chanh Hung market in Saigon ice is transported in weaveware buckets, fish is transported in crates. Small stacks and dragged with a metal trolley, or as in the case above dragged along the ground without anything. Both women and men drag. Large stacks are transported in pedal cyclo-like trucks. The heaviest stacks move about on wee motorbike/trucks.
4. Fish boots
Certain sections of gangway at Chanh Hung market are covered with thick cut grass or leaves. I think this is to prevent wellington boot wearers from slipping on ice or water. I like detail shots. Wellies and grass are key details of this market. Some wellies are white, some black. The white are a bit Sex and the City, but they're what Saigon's chic fishmongers are wearing this season.
5. Icemen
These two guys are delivering a bucket of freshly shaved ice to one of the many fish stalls on Chanh Hung market in Saigon. The ice is shaved on a machine outside the market on the opposite side of Chanh Hung street. Here's a short ice shaving film. This isn't a very good shot, but I like the way the two icemen are eyeing me directly. Icy. Brrrrrrr....
