Wake up at an unreasonably early hour to take a boat trip out to the floating markets. After intense negotiation with multiple boat owners, I arrange for a big boat at 130kD (half the official tour price). As we’re about to depart, an Aussie couple in a small boat approach us, say they’re being ripped off and want to join me so we pay 200k total. My boat driver does not accept (he wants 300k), so they take off in their little boat.
The boat driver decides he wants to take some more passengers from the official tour desk, and tells me to wait an hour. I have better things to do so I’m back to negotiating a boat, this time I manage to get it for 70kD for myself, and 100kD for an American guy.
This is Clifton hopping back on the SS Solo (our guide’s name is Han). We tour the floating market and here I try the fine flavours of a Vietnamese coffee (far better than 99% of Sydney coffees, and only AUD 40c).
After we tour the markets, we make a stop off to a little garden/zoo to look at various flowers, fruits and animals. I thoroughly enjoy feeding a banana to a cheeky monkey. The boy who brings us a fruit salad decides to show us something that he is laughing at.
SURPRISE!
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Becoming a master negotiator! I'm impressed, I thought the foreign appearance would greatly inhibit.
Hehe, I like the interesting take on the smoking kills debate! What a curious place...
Keep the blogs coming, it's part of my routine to look-up Ivan's latest adventure :) So interesting!!!
Look after yourself, mate.
Haha, yeah it's funny stuff.
I try to have one post a day, I've got a few lined up, though the difficulty is finding internet. Vietnam was pretty easy, Cambodia is trickier.
I have loads of photos awaiting aswell.
P.S. Do a semester abroad :)
Take care Frank.
Cheers,
Ivan