{"id":1269,"date":"2010-11-11T12:18:51","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T19:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2010-11-11T17:59:18","modified_gmt":"2010-11-12T00:59:18","slug":"viet-transit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/?p=1269","title":{"rendered":"Viet Transit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are lots of ways to get around in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>You can walk&#8230;and until you get used to the flow of pedestrian traffic, you&#8217;ll feel a little like you&#8217;re taking your life into your hands every time you cross the street.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/walk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/walk-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"walk\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/walk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/walk-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But all that walking makes you want to stop and drink Ca Fe Sua Da &#8211; the world&#8217;s tastiest and most addictive iced coffee drink.  SaS old-timers call it &#8220;crack coffee&#8221; for good reason.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/coffee1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/coffee1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"coffee\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/coffee1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/coffee1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can take a boat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/boat1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/boat1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"boat1\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/boat1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/boat1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to make friends on a boat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/boat2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/boat2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"boat2\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/boat2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/boat2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s even easier to make friends on a high speed motor boat.  The particular friend pictured below, Huy, gave us all kinds of insider tips about where to get the highest quality market goods.  He also works at a coffee shop, so we got to go see him later and drink more Ca Fe Sua Da&#8230;full success!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/speed_boat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/speed_boat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"speed_boat\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/speed_boat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/speed_boat-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The problem with boats is that the rivers are very tidal.  You&#8217;ve got to time your boat travel well or you could get stuck on the wrong side of the bridge&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_bridge1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_bridge1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tidal_bridge1\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_bridge1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_bridge1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_bridge2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_bridge2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tidal_bridge2\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_bridge2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_bridge2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;or be forced to wade across the dock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_dock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_dock-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tidal_dock\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_dock-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tidal_dock-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some places are too narrow, so you&#8217;re better off in a canoe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/canoe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/canoe-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"canoe\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/canoe-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/canoe-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tired of the water?  You can take a bus.  Vietnamese folks who take buses are also very friendly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bus-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bus\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bus-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bus-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tired of making friends?  You could ride in a sweet auto.  The number of cars in Saigon is skyrocketing, and the government is trying hard to build up the road and highway infrastructure to support them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/car.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/car-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"car\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/car-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/car-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the sweet condensed milk in your Ca Fe Sua Da has you worried that your abdominal 6-pack may soon transform into a keg, you might think about switching to a bicycle.  Bicycles get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.threadless.com\/product\/562\/Infinity_MPG\/tab,guys\">infinite gas mileage<\/a> (shout out to Garrett), and they&#8217;ll take you off the beaten path.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bicycle1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bicycle1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bicycle1\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bicycle1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bicycle1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bicycle2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bicycle2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bicycle2\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bicycle2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bicycle2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Traveling by elevator isn&#8217;t bad either, especially if you bump into your shipboard extended family.  Awww, our kids are the best!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/elevator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/elevator-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"elevator\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/elevator-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/elevator-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the absolute best (and by best, we mean the most thrilling) way to get around Vietnam is the mode of transportation that lets you easily carry babies, giant birthday presents, and large stacks of vegetables: motos!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_baby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_baby-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"moto_baby\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_baby-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_baby-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_presents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_presents-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"moto_presents\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_presents-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_presents-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_vegetables.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_vegetables-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"moto_vegetables\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_vegetables-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/moto_vegetables-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/16715748\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/16715748\">Motos in Vietnam<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user1978497\">Sam and Shannon Bloomquist<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are lots of ways to get around in Vietnam. You can walk&#8230;and until you get used to the flow of pedestrian traffic, you&#8217;ll feel a little like you&#8217;re taking your life into your hands every time you cross the street. But all that walking makes you want to stop and drink Ca Fe Sua [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[146,156,145,49,50,157,144],"class_list":["post-1269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-ho-chi-minh-city","tag-motos","tag-saigon","tag-sas","tag-semester-at-sea","tag-transportation","tag-vietnam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1269"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1297,"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269\/revisions\/1297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blag.samandshannon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}