This was my first ever trip to Southeast Asia. The cruise ports included Hong Kong, Halong Bay, Vietnam, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Thailand and Singapore. It was unique and varied experience, just enough to whet the appetite for another longer trip. Here are a few images and video clips from that trip.

November, 2025

Hong Kong

Here is a short clip showing Victoria Harbor from Victoria Peak, the highest point on Hong Kong Island, followed by some additional images.

Victoria Harbor

Fishing Village

Hong Kong Fishing Village

Fishing Village

Temple in Hong Kong

Vietnam

View a slideshow of images from Vietnam, including Halong Bay, also know as the gulf of Tonkin, the city of Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City formerly known as Saigon and still called Saigon by locals.

Catholic Church near Saigon

Intersection on outskirts of Saigon

Saigon Opera House

Wall inside Saigon downtown post office

Saigon post office interior main hall

Saigon post office exterior front

Parlor room in government center

Meeting hall in government center

First tank to roll into Saigon after the fall.

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Government Center

Buddha shrine in Saigon

Female Buddha in Da Nang

China Beach, Da Nang

My Son World Heritage Site in Da Nang

Halong Bay

Halong Bay seaport area

Ho Chi Minh vehicle in museum in Hanoi

Presidential Palace in Hanoi

Ho Chi Minh Memorial in Hanoi

Temple of literature in Hanoi dedicated to Confucius

Thailand

There are hundreds of buddhist temples in Bangkok considering 90 percent of the Thai population is Buddhist. Here are images from the main four temples. The night scenes are from a river cruise that runs through the middle of Bangkok.