First the bad news: for the immediate future there's not going to be any more nice pictures. Something went wrong along the way and messed up the camera. Too much dirt, too much cleaning and now I'm stuck with a piece of shiny and complex technology that only works when it wants to. The camera is screwed, but apparently not unrepairable. I can take it to a service centre in a couple of days.
On to the good new. I'm in Vietnam! And it's absolutely amazing. The people, the country, the vibe on the street, the tsunami of motorbikes buzzing the roads. The hectic energy in Saigon is electrifying. And the Vietnam War (it's called the American War here) is still omnipresent. But there's a whole lot more to the country than just history.
At the moment I'm travelling with a Dutch friend of mine, Wai, with whom I met up in the former capital of South Vietnam. Slowly we're making our way up north to Hanoi. But time is tight and there's so much to see. That's also one of the reasons I wasn't able to update the website sooner.
We're currently in Dalat - a delightful little town that's commonly known as the "Vietnamese Alps". For the first time in five months I'm wearing long pants, shoes, long sleeve shirt and jacket. Madness! It's nice and cool here - but unfortunately enough it rains. Alot.
Anyways, I promised myself not to make this one post too long in writing and instead focus on the little gems I managed to capture on film during the first two weeks in Vietnam. It took me an awful lot of time. Lucky me though, hotels in Vietnam are pretty modern and while I'm busy uploading the latest photographs on wifi, I just finished up downloading the Tour of Duty soundtrack, Vietnam War era old school rock and roll baby. You have to keep the atmosphere right, huh?
So tomorrow I'll be on the bus listing to that sixties classic made possible by The Animals: "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place". A golden oldie, but an ironic choice, because this is the last place at this moment where I want to get out of.
Till next time.
