4-On the Mekong River
Mỹ Thọ is a little more than 70 km (one hour) south-southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. I got there about 10 AM and spent about 6 hours on the river on a sunny breezy day (temps and humidity in the upper 90s F). The rural communities I saw (and their enterprises—restaurants, souvenir shops, coconut candy manufacturing) were collectives not unlike the Israeli kibbutz. Lam was my guide for the Mekong visit. (Adjust your screen brightness as necessary!)
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