Tout got served

Heading towards Cambodia, we stopped for 2 nights in a little town called Châu Đốc. The town was quite refreshing as it seemed that the locals didn't see you as just a bag of money. Plus, there was quite an abundance of vegetarian food!

One activity in the area is to climb a small mountain that lies 6kms outside of town. Sam mountain is only about 200 metres tall however it is the only bit of land with altitude in the region so at the top, you are able to see the land out for miles, including into neighbouring Cambodia.

We walked to the top to the shock of our scooter taxi drivers (or 'moto' drivers). It was a hard climb not from the hike but from avoiding all the motos taxiing people up and down.

At the top, there were some touts offering to take your picture with their SLRs. They immediately started to haggle Gwen once they saw her. Once I appeared, they started to do the same but upon seeing my SLR with the beast lens attached (70-200mm) they smiled and gave me a wink. They didn't bother us after that.
Here are some photos of the view.

Tout got some business

Local couple enjoy the view