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The Mekong Delta Monkey Blues & the Special Room

by richiecdisc - last update: Feb 16, 2005

mystery of the Mekong Delta
The Mekong River is a thing so entrenched in folklore that it is often hard to ascertain just how integral it is to local life that busies itself along its considerable flow. Emanating from the Tibetan Plateau and running through China, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao and Vietnam, it finds ample room to expand in the Mekong Delta before releasing itself fully out to the South China Sea.
the lush Mekong Delta
Though there are many opportunities for travelers to explore the vast Mekong River, in each of the emerging Southeast Asian tourist destinations, the Mekong Delta region seems the most ripe for exploration. Once a stronghold of the Khmer kingdom, Vietnam now has control over it, and its considerable economic influence. So rich is the flat, though luxuriant landscape that it manages to teem with wildlife alongside a farming industry that runs the gamut from tropical fruit orchards to one of the world’s most vast producers of rice. Western tourists would flock here if it was in a pristine wilderness state, but this could not be the case in a country that would struggle to feed itself without its development. As it is, the Mekong Delta not only produces enough rice to feed the entire country with a surplus for neighboring countries, but it contains a myriad of other smaller industries that provide jobs for locals and one of the country’s strongest economic bases.
The icing on the cake is it has managed to draw tourists as well. It remains a physically beautiful place with a sizeable wildlife population but what people are coming to see are the people themselves. An industrious lot that know how to make a living from the water-entrenched land in what still seems relative harmony with their lush surroundings. They also understand the fine line of offering goods to a growing customer base in the form of tourists without being overly aggressive. But perhaps its most saleable gift is the locals themselves. They seem a very happy people, living what appears a paradisiacal life amongst the flowing rich waterways and fruit rich land. Beaming smiles come naturally from kids and adults alike and so far, not many seem to have learned the all too common art of exchanging money for such natural offerings. Let’s hope it stays that way.
hard-working locals on the Delta

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Comments for richiecdisc about Can Tho
Mikebb Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:54 UTC
 Hi Enjoyed your pages, especially tour out of HCMC, only concern is how to find a tour with good hotel accommodation when we visit Feb'08
sim1 Sun Feb 26, 2006 14:40 UTC
 You? A tour group?? I almost fell of my chair reading that! lol ;-) Great page Richie (as usual), wonderful write up, great fun stories and photos that make me dream a bit more about Asia :-))
acemj Fri Feb 3, 2006 13:08 UTC
 Richie in a tour group!? What's going on here? ;-) Glad they didn't charge you the hourly rate for the mirrored room.
atobol Thu Dec 8, 2005 19:44 UTC
 Looks quite familiar:-)...
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