After editing through what seemed like endless hours of footage, it is safe to say that this will be our best film to date.

In route to Los Angeles, on my layover in Taipei, our cinematographer - Dave Christenson was getting caught up on much needed rest after capturing endless hours of footage on his Canon 7D for our upcoming Vietnam film.

After the exhaustion of yesterday’s ride, we woke up in Ho Chi Minh, still worn out from the long trip.

It was a foggy morning and we were up early for a long ride to the harbor village of Mui Ne.

No better way to say ‘Good Morning Vietnam,’ than with a hearty breakfast of eggs and Vietnamese iced coffee.

Preparing for this trip, like any good cinematographer, you study comparable films that apply to the setting and storyline.

Dave, Geoff and I woke up early for a quick breakfast: coffee, beef pho and dragon fruit. We took the Minsk and the 1982 Honda out of Ho Chi Minh through a series of back streets to avoid the chaotic main highway.

Waking up to city traffic and the commotion of the local market I enjoyed my Vietnamese coffee while soaking up American headlines about current progress in Vietnam, courtesy Wall Street Journal...

We woke up early to see our second sunrise over the factory. Dave, Geoff and I grabbed a quick breakfast and then headed to work for what was sure to be a long day.

Over a hearty breakfast - noodles, hard boiled eggs, vegetables and beef dumplings – it was great to read today’s Vietnamese headlines about tourism rising 35% in the first eight months of 2010.