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The Mekong River between Chaing Rai and Luang Prabang 2007 I took a cruise down the Mekong from Chiang Rai Thailand to Luang Prabang Laos. The trip lasted two days with an overnight in a rather luxe village hotel on the … Continue reading
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Diligent Burma 2011 Somewhere near Mandalay There was something touching about these young men lying over their copybooks, concentrating with all their might on the dictation from the Master, or monk who is in charge of the monastery. As … Continue reading
Padaung Woman of Burma We were all eager to see (meet) the women of the Padaung tribe. Their habit of wearing heavy brass rings to elongate their neck intrigued us as it does everyone who hears of it. Our family … Continue reading
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Prayers in Triplicate Quinghai Provence, China 2007 Three pilgrims spin prayer wheels as they make their way to the monastery. The man in front is Caucasian and didn’t want his photo taken. The Tibetans didn’t mind. They wear their gown with … Continue reading
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Dogon Celebration A Village high in the Bandiagara Escarpment 2002 We hiked from the plains below to this small village hidden in the rocky outcroppings of the Bandiagara Escarpment. An escarpment is a cliff and the Bandiagara rises to about 500 … Continue reading
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Prayers Offered by Young Monks Young Buddhist Monks pose as if they are praying in an ancient temple on the plains of Bagan. As I’ve written in other posts, the boys were cooperative and helpful. Not once did they ask … Continue reading
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It seems she does not approve of “city ways” Yunnan Provence, China 2005 A woman from one of the many Hmong minorities sits on the curb in Donchuan city. This was a typical pose for anyone in town who … Continue reading
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Stirring the cooked palm candy The candy factory was on a palm lined road a few miles from Siem Riep. The sugar to make the candy is obtained from the flowers of the sugar palm tree which are common in Cambodia. A container is … Continue reading
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Here is a floating village on Tonle Lake. This is the kind of place our grocery store woman of yesterday would visit to sell her wares. We might call these houseboats. Some of them looked too ramshackle to move, but … Continue reading
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A beautiful young Cambodian woman performs in Siem Riep. Cambodians are rightfully proud of the beauty of the dance and the dancers. Training the hands begins at a young age with the fingers of the girls pressed backwards by the … Continue reading
