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Thursday's Essay Preview

This is the seventh of 17 essays that cover our Southeast Asia cruise (March, 2010).  The first paragraph of the seventh essay reads as follows:  "When we saw very few motor cycles or scooters in Singapore or later in Hong Kong and we saw thousands in Saigon and Nha Trang, we realized it says something specific about Saigon and Nha Trang — motor cycles and scooters are the transportation choice for people with little money.  In Vietnam, they are ubiquitous [seeming to exist everywhere]."
                                
                         

Thursday's Essay Excerpt - from the last two paragraphs of the essay

Nha Trang is a big city, a worthwhile tourist destination, and a valuable cruise stop.  It is much cleaner than Saigon, and had we been left with Saigon as our only Vietnam experience, our views of Vietnam might have been quite different.  The thousands of motorcycles present no problem when seen from the window of a “luxury” tour bus.

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