I've invented an amazing machine.
It guarantees that you can take your camera, point it in any direction, close your eyes, click the shutter, and get a great photo, every time.
Vibrant Colors. Exotic Images. Beautiful People.
Every absolutely single time!

I've named my invention - Vietnam.

In 1996, we spent 21 days there.
We went from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) to Dalat, Nha Trang, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, then to the Mekong River Delta, and back to Saigon.

It's a beautiful country, with much to recommend it. 
For example, the food.
I was in spring roll heaven, the whole time I was there.

But of the many memorable things I saw, four stick out:

-The Women
-The Ao Dais
-The River Life
-The Markets

The Women
and
The Ao Dais

The River Life

The Markets