CRUISING IN MEKONG RIVER DELTA

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TweetVisiting Vietnam was the first time I’d traveled to a truly hectic place, with people and vehicles everywhere and the constant presence of a mix of sights, sounds and smells that never stopped and were always new. I landed in …

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MEKONG ADVANTURE

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TweetI returned to Viet Nam for the second time in late April 2005 to attend a veteran’s, photojournalist’s and war correspondent’s reunion to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the end of the war; April 30th. I had already decided …

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Homage to goddess of wealth

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TweetEvery year, thousands of people flock to Chau Doc Town near the Cambodian border in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to pay their respects to Ba Chua Xu, the famous goddess of wealth, at a temple on top of Sam …

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Laotian monks’ daily walk

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TweetThe monks filed past us silently, their bright saffron robes cutting through dawn’s haze like a beacon. The only sounds were the chirping of birds and the clicking of tourists’ cameras photographing the monks on their tak bat, Lao for …

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Pottery village Luang Prabang

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TweetLuang Prabang, the UNESCO-listed world heritage town in northern Laos, attracts many tourists who like to visit temples, waterfalls, caves and markets, but there are many attractions that visitors miss. Mr Thongphan Chanthasa works on a lampstand. Chan village in …

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