In an unexpected flash of motivation, I decided to tackle my old holiday photos starting with our South East Asia trip in 2012. Over 3 weeks my then boyfriend and I visited Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, and this album will be the first of 3 albums that I plan to put together for the trip.
The first leg of our journey was Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and was unlike any other city I’d ever been too. The hustle and bustle, people, traffic and sensory overload was mind boggling but also very exciting.
Although it’s been years since I’ve looked at these photos, it was amazing how quickly the memories rushed back. If I’m honest, I didn’t particularly enjoy our time in Ho Chi Minh City. We were scammed as soon as we stepped outside of the airport and it continued throughout our time there, mainly in the form of people over charging us.
It wasn’t so much that people were asking us to pay more because we could certainly afford the extra few dollars but that it felt like they were enjoying taking advantage of us simply because they could. In saying that, we had some great experiences and I enjoyed some of the best food in my life!
So would I return? When I left, I swore I’d never return but I don’t think that a week is really enough time to get to know a country and write it off completely. So many people rave about Vietnam and its people, so I’d be open to give it another shot, perhaps with a local guide and eyes wide open second time around!
Next stop – Cambodia!
The details:
Album from Takashimaya, Singapore
Photos printed at Officeworks
Journal cards from KaiserCraft
Photo overlays from Project Life