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Time Passages – a gallery of unplaced photos
To ease my impatience for new material between journeys, this post will feature some of the photos which are still awaiting their proper positions. So here we go – Sapa, Vietnam, where one can spend weeks and never see the … Continue reading
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Chiang Mai – The Markets
One of the features which makes Chiang Mai so interesting is its markets – from the tourist oriented Night Bazaar and the Saturday and Sunday Walking streets, to the Talat Warorot, the oldest market in the city. Located along the … Continue reading
a silver temple, and a Chinese
Well, I did say Chiang Mai had temples. So just a few more before we leave Chiang Mai to explore the Mae Hong Son loop road that climbs and winds through the far northwest of Thailand. Barely outside the Old … Continue reading
More Temples – mountain top and forest
Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep overlooks Chang Mai from the top of the mountain west of the city. One can reach the top of the mountain (Doi Suthep) by car or taxi, or by shared songthaew. Some intrepid souls bicycle the … Continue reading
Chiang Mai – the temples
Despite hearing in advance that Chiang Mai has enough temples that even the most dedicated temple-spotter will be fully satisfied, their density and variety was still amazing. I had a list of temples I particularly wanted to see, yet I … Continue reading
Yangon – All That Glitters
The stunning golden side of Yangon -the Karaweik Palace is a concrete reproduction of a royal barge
Farewell Bangkok
A few more images from Thailand, as I ready myself to fly on to Burma. Thewet Market (primarily vegetables, meat and fish) is on the right of the canal (khlong). The Thewet Flower Market is on the left. Thewet Market … Continue reading
Bangkok – old and new
To get my Myanmar visa I’d had to go to a part of Bangkok which was new to me. Since we would need to return to the embassy later that afternoon to pick our passports, Justin and I jumped back … Continue reading
Around Muong Ngoi, and a distant farewell
Muong Ngoi, Laos Nam Ou River Tuesday, Feb 16 Before I retire to my bed, lying in the hammock on my verandah in the quiet night I am mercifully far removed from the noise and seed of ruin of this … Continue reading
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Angkor
If you have any interest in the ancient cities and archeological sites of Southeast Asia, you will already know of Angkor, and of its best known temple Angkor Wat. Angkor was the urban area at the heart of the Khmer … Continue reading