VIETNAM/ Hoi An  5/2007
Hoi An was an important port from the 17th  to the 19th century situated on the Thu Bon river. It lost its importance after the river sanded up. Fish market on the Thu Bon river.

VIETNAM/ Hanoi  5/2007
The Mausoleum of President Ho Chin Minh (Uncle Ho) located at Ba Dinh square, where he declared Vietnamese Independence on Sept. 2, 1945.

VIETNAM/ Hanoi  5/2007
Barber working on the street.

VIETNAM/ Hanoi  5/2007
View from City View Cafe overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake and the intersection of Dinh Tien Hoang and Hang Gai street.

VIETNAM/ Hue  5/2007
Hue was the imperial city of the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802-1945. Emperial Enclosure is a citadel within the citadel area of Hue. Tourists pose in imperial gowns to have their pictures taken.

VIETNAM/ Hue  5/2007
Hue was the imperial city of the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802-1945. It lies on the Song Huong river better known as Perfume river. In front of Thien Mu Pagoda.

VIETNAM/ Hue  5/2007
Hue was the imperial city of the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802-1945. It lies on the Song Huong river better known as Perfume river. Boats waiting at Thien Mu Pagoda for tourists returning from visiting the pagoda.

VIETNAM/ Hue  5/2007
Hue was the imperial city of the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802-1945. It has been a Unesco Heritage site since 1993. It lies on the Song Huong river better known as Perfume river.

BANGLADESH/ Dhaka  5/ 2007
People wait for free accupuncture in front of Lalbagh Fort.

EAST TIMOR/ Dili  5/2007
street life

CHINA/ Yunnan Province  7/2006
Kunmingan, the capital of Yunnan Province,  lies at an altitude of 1890m.
Little girl touching the Chinese flag at a People's hero monument.

CHINA/ Yunnan Province  7/2006
Nan Yao village near Lashi Lake is a traditional village near Lijang at an altitude of about 1900m. Old women play Majong after work.

CHINA/ Yunnan Province  7/2006
Lashi Lake near Lijang is where many Chines and foreign tourists go horseback riding.

CHINA/ Yunnan Province  7/2006
Zhongdian lies at an altitude of 3200m and is marketed as Shangri-La. Originally a Tibetan town, close to the border of Tibet. Tibetan women selling mushrooms to buyers. Mushrooms are one of the specialties in June and July. They are exported fresh and dried to other parts of the country.

CHINA/ Yunnan Province  7/2006
Zhongdian lies at an altitude of 3200m and is marketed as Shangri-La. Originally a Tibetan town, close to the border of Tibet. Tibetan monastery Ganden Sumtseling in the background.

CHINA/ Yunnan Province  7/2006
Zhongdian lies at an altitude of 3200m and is marketed as Shangri-La. Originally a Tibetan town, close to the border of Tibet.
Prayer wheel

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Sule Pagoda:

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Mandalay  4/2008
Mahamuni Paya (Great Sage Pagoda): the original temple was built in 1784 and it was destroyed by a fire in 1884. The centrepiece of the shrine is the bronze Mahamuni Buddha, possibly dating back to 1st century AD. It is covered in a thicklayer of gold leaves.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Shwedagon Paya was probably built between the 6th and 10th century. It is the most sacred site in Burma.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/ Bagan  3/2008
Bagan: UNESCO World Heritage SiteThere are over 2200 monuments from the 9th -13th century.
Patho Tha Myar (Pathothamya) was built late 11th century and the paintingas are probably the earliest surviving murals in Bagan.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/ Bagan  3/2008
Bagan: Mingala Zedi was built in 1277 by Narathihapati. Glazed jataka tiles around its three square terraces.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/ Bagan  3/2008
Bagan: Mingala Zedi was built in 1277 by Narathihapati. Glazed jataka tiles around its three square terraces.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Strand Hotel seen from Strand Street

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Strand Hotel: Muslim wedding at the Strand Hall - Mohamed Faisal Shariff is getting married to Shabnam Bi

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Bo Ga Lay Market: man with a deformed leg is begging at the market

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Sint Oh Dan Street Jetty on the Yangon River is a ferry crossing point

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   4/2008
Anawratha Road: drinking water for free

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
40th Street: gasoline for sale

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
fire extinguisher and platic bags filled with sand

MYANMAR (BURMA)/ Bagan  3/2008
Bagan: Ananda Temple.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Mandalay  4/2008
Gaw Wein Jetty on the Ayeyarwaddy River where ferries, cargo boats and tourist ships leave for Bagan or Mingun: Ferry boat arriving at the jetty.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Sint Oh Dan Street Jetty on the Yangon River is a ferry crossing point

MYANMAR (BURMA)/ Bagan  3/2008
Bagan: UNESCO World Heritage Site
There are over 2200 monuments from the 9th -13th century.
Ayeyarwaddy River next to Law Ka Nan Da Pagoda. Small ferry boats are used to cross the river.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/ Bagan  3/2008
Bagan: Ayeyarwaddy River next to Law Ka Nan Da Pagoda. Small ferry boats are used to cross the river.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/ Bagan  3/2008
Bagan: Ayeyarwaddy River next to Law Ka Nan Da Pagoda. Small ferry boats are used to cross the river.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/ Bagan  3/2008
Bagan: Water hole next to Su La Ma Ni Patho, where a man with his oxen is fetching water to take back to his village

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Inya Lake along Pyay Road is a popular recreaation spot for people

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Mandalay  4/2008
Marble carving and polishing around 45th and 84th Street

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Kyi Myin Tai Fish Market: candles are used, because there is no electricity

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Iron Bazaar: meat and fish is sold in the basement and kitchen ware on the upper floors

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Artist Kyee Myintt Saw (69) at his apartment/ studio where he is working on a series of nudes.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Artist Min Wae Aung is the most successful Burmese artist and he also founded the New Treasure Art Gallery.Min Wae Aung at his studio with paintings of monks, that made him internationally known.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Artist Zaw Win Pe at his house. The artist with 2 of his new paintings drying outside his house.

MYANMAR (BURMA)/  Yangoon (Rangoon)   3/2008
Studio Square Gallery: founded and run by 4 artists: Ba Khine (48) on the left, Nyein Chan Su (34) in the center and Min Zaw (35)on the right. The fourth artist Hein Thit (37) is not in the picture.

CAMBODIA/ Siem Reap 1/ 2006
Angkor Thom:  South Gate

CAMBODIA/ Siem Reap 1/ 2006
Angkor Temples: Preah Khan temple
Victims of land mines play music to make a living

CAMBODIA/ Siem Reap 1/ 2006
Angkor Thom:  Bayon temple was built in the late 12th to early 13th century as a Buddhist temple built by Jayavarman VII (1181-1220).
Main entrance from the East.

CAMBODIA/ Siem Reap 1/ 2006
Angkor Temples: Ta Prohm temple was built late 12th early 13th century as a Buddhist temple-monastery.

LAOS,  Vientiane  2/2006
That Dam (known as Black Stupa); man splashing water on the road so it is less dusty when cars drive by.

LAOS,  Xieng Khuang Province  2/2006
Phonsavan: water buffalos

LAOS,  Luang Prabang province  16/01/2006
Luang Prabang is a UNESCO Heritage Site since 1995.
Pier where boats take tourists up the Mekong river to Pak Ou Caves and other sights.

LAOS,  Luang Prabang province  2/2006
Luang Prabang is a UNESCO Heritage Site since 1995.
brooms

LAOS,  Luang Prabang province  2/2006
Luang Prabang is a UNESCO Heritage Site since 1995.
Monks collect alms every morning around 7am on Sisavangvong Street.

LAOS,  Luang Prabang province  2/2006
Luang Prabang is a UNESCO Heritage Site since 1995.
Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham built in 1821: initiation ceremony for novices becoming monks

LAOS,  Luang Prabang province  2/2006
Luang Prabang: Wat Xieng Mouan built in 1879: initiation ceremony of novices becoming monks; they are bathed and dressed in new robes