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Just a quick note to show some shots of the actual Mekong Delta. It is beautiful but unfortunately absolutely loaded with rubbish in the water and ashore. I managed to get some rare pics where no rubbish is around, and took one to show the kind of reality of the rubbish.

Our guide explained that there are boats out every day cleaning it up and removing rubbish, but they can't get through it all. Very sad, because it really is gorgeous otherwise.

The Can Gio river area in contrast has very little rubbish. You can tell where the shift happens as you see a shift in the greenery from the tropical ferns into mangroves. It's a pretty cool transition, and it's nice to see an area not as affected by pollution.Read more