Torrie Hazelwood

This website is a chance for me to share my photography and travels with friends, family, and interested parties alike. From wandering around my house, camp, and early travels with disposable cameras to my current habit of lugging heavy lenses wherever I go, photography has served as a (sometimes more reliable) memory bank. Capturing my experiences has been a compelling way for me to recall what I have been drawn to (especially looking back at my early years) and compare my perspective with others'. Since my first international experience, I have been privileged to travel around the world and throughout the U.S. for school, work, and pleasure. This has served to feed my desire to learn more about people and places around the globe and in my own neighborhood. It has also laid the foundation for me to reflect on my own positionality as I become a more reflexive traveler.

What can you fit on a motorbike in Vietnam?

December 20, 2015 by Torrie Hazelwood in Travel, Vietnam

The Game: What can you fit on a motorbike in Vietnam?
1. A family of 5.
2. The biggest air conditioner I've ever seen.
3. Two 8ft trees strapped to each side like panniers.
4. A 5x5x5 size stack of takeout boxes and bowls.
5. Roughly 15 empty water coolers.
6. A guy holding about 4 6' mirrors.
7. All the fruits!
8. Two sets of mannequin legs.
9. A huge bag of Christmas baubles.
10. An elderly couple carrying a big basket of eggs who gave zero fuqs as they cut off a giant dumpster truck #rideordie.

This list could go on and on but the answer to what can you fit on a motorbike in Vietnam is actually anything...if you've got the right attitude.

*Detached curiosity at Ailu Cate Cafe, Saigon, Vietnam*

Bánh tráng trộn (my favorite street food), Saigon, Vietnam — *Bánh tráng trộn (my favorite street food)*, *Saigon, Vietnam*