About the Book
This is a land of contrasts: the perfect blend of time-honored traditions with the techno-craze of the twenty-first century, a unique mix of Communist doctrine with government-endorsed transition to a market economy, and the magnificent geographical diversity from north to south and areas inland.
Whether you are here for its stunning natural landscapes, its flavorful cuisine, its sinfully cheap shopping, or a taste of its tumultuous past, you will find Vietnam's residents to be universally welcoming, generous, and highly cultured.
About the Creator
Howe Sim is a prolific travel photographer whose work has taken him to 158 UN-recognized nations and 193 TCC countries & territories. His subjects are as eclectic as his destinations: they range from Rwanda’s critically endangered mountain gorillas to Greenland's monolithic icebergs; from the unique rituals of Benin's annual voodoo festival to the cultural treasures of "red zone" countries such as Mali, North Korea and Afghanistan. Obsessed with capturing the beauty of the world around us, there is simply no place he won’t venture. The more otherworldly the landscape, the greater his wanderlust. He works primarily on assignment, providing stock images for his corporate clients. Howe's work has been featured by National Geographic, Nature's Best, and many other leading travel and photography publications. Howe Sim Photography features a searchable database with over 78,000 images, one of the Internet’s largest collections by a solo photographer.