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My guide, Daniel Gheorghita, (www.covinnus.com) and I left our hotel rooms early on many mornings. This morning was the hardest as we knew the temperature would be below freezing. For once I was ready with woolen hunting sox, long underware, Patagonia ski tops, wool … Continue reading
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This is a Viet Namese girl whose family has entered Cambodia illegally. These Viet Namese work the tourists boats in Tonle Lake. They come alongside to sell cold drinks or bananas. The tourists are glad to photograph them and to … Continue reading
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A Uigar boy holds the horses at Kasghar market while his dad is othewise occupied. You can see the pride in the boy’s face. He has been trusted by his dad to take care of the horses and wagon and to guard whatever they have … Continue reading
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This was a lane in my favorite Romanian village of Biertan. The long lens compresses the houses making the roof lines and gables geometric. Of course, the horse and wagon adds the human element. I loved those horses and wagons that … Continue reading
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A lotus pond on Inle Lake. Here lotus stems are harvested. This was painstaking work. She had to cut the stem but not sever the fibers. Then she laid them on her table and rolled them into one thread using … Continue reading
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A Uigar man in Kashgar, Xinjing Provence China, spins silk thread from silk worm cocoons. The cocoons are boiled or at least softened in very hot water and by scooping them around a bit, the silk fiber forms. Several (4 … Continue reading
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Seeking Knowledge of the Truth I want to see monks when I go to the Far East. I thought I would see hordes of them in Thailand, but although there was a beautiful temple everywhere I looked, there weren’t many … Continue reading
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Alappuzha, Kerala, India 2009…the southwestern coast of India. Once these boats were used to haul rice from the labyrinth of paddies that sprawl along the waterways of Alleppy. Nowadays, the boat owners have outfitted the boats to haul tourists in grand … Continue reading
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We went to Northern Vietnam after a trip to China a few years ago. I wasn’t sure I wanted to go as my brothers fought in the Viet Nam war and I can clearly remember those days when every day … Continue reading
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Aleppo, Syria 2010. These photos show what life was like in Syria before the uprising. A tourist only sees the surface and cannot understand the real situation. I felt that the Syrian people were friendly and generous and I enjoyed … Continue reading
