Crossing Bridge 8 Vietnam 10-16 November 2011

Vietnam 10-16 November 2011 Crossing Bridges is an annual trip by forum members from the various photography forums around ASEAN. This trip has been an ongoing event since 2004 bringing photographers to Indonesia (twice), Cambodia, Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam. The purpose of Crossing Bridges is bridge-building and friendships between the various online Photography forums from around the region representing approximately 750,000+ registered photographers Currently, participating nations include Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines. This year's edition, the 8th, visits south-east coastal and hill areas of Vietnam less explored by tourists. Photographers from all 5 participating countries will gather in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday 10 November. The next 5 days from 11 to 15 November photographers will be visiting and shooting in areas such as: (write up comments courtesy of Peter Pham, Photo.vn) Long Hai Long Hai is a small fishing village in Ba Ria Province and located 30km north-east of Vung Tau. This fishing village is always crowded with fishermen, boats and a fish market with lots of interesting activities. Suoi Vang Valley Small streams, wild horses and home to the Koho tribe otherwise known as Da Lat's Golden Valley or the Valley of Love. Phan Thiet Phan Thiet town is the capital city of Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Located on an arm of the South China Sea, Phan Thiet is one of Vietnam's most important fishing areas. Ho Chi Minh lived in Phan Thiet for a short time and taught at the Duc Thanh school. During the war, Phan Thiet was the site of the US military base known as Landing Zone Betty which was located at the now closed Airfield South West of the City. Bao Loc Bao Loc is a town of Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. Bao Loc is famous for its registered trademark: Bao Loc tea. Tuyen Lam Lake Tuyen Lam is a beautiful natural lake located on top of a mountain covered with pine trees. It is 6km east of Dalat City. Trai Mat Hills Terraced farms and close to the nearby ancient Champa Kingdom with thick pine forests. In town, there is an old Russian diesel steam locomotive. Da Lat Home to the famous Vietnamese highland arabica coffee bean and Vietnam's premier hill station city. It is a maze of little streets, churches, vegetable gardens and waterfalls all mixed together in offering freshness and pleasure to its visitors. Lang Biang Is a pleateau on the southern area of the Central Highland of Vietnam. Lang Biang Mountain commands a grand view of the Dalat area. Long Son Ancient Village Long Son Commune sits on Nua Mountain, located next to Ganh Rai Bay and to the south of Sac Forest. Nha Lon Long Son was created by a man nicknamed Tran, whose real name was Le Van Muu, a follower of An Giang-based Tu An Hieu Nghia religion. He come to the region and set up the house in the beginning of the 20th century. Cau Dat Known as the Earth Bridge is known for its steep streets, magical mist-shrouded valleys dotted with centuries old tea-plantations. Cau Dat produces ideal conditions for creating stunning and gorgeous landscape images.