The theme letter for our travel pics this week is V, for Vietnam. For an ostensibly communist country, Vietnam is a remarkably capitalist society. In fact, it is officially “a market economy with a socialist orientation” … but on-the-ground, that means little. This woman, selling seafood off a boat in Halong Bay it s a…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is V, for Vietnam. For Saturday, we head to the middle of the country, and the city of Hoi An. This historic city was initially a harbour for the Cham people – who ruled the coast of central and southern Vietnam for about 1500 years, until…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is V, for Vietnam. I’ve mentioned Halong Bay before – and this image comes from there: it’s a sunset, as we cruised the bay in January 2016. HaLong literally means “descending dragon” … the legend is that as a giant dragon landed, it gouged out valleys and gashes…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is V, for Vietnam. Hanoi is a huge sprawling metropolis with nearly 8 million residents in its greater urban area, and a history that dates back five thousand years – the first human settlement in the area coming around 3000 BC The centre of what would…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is V, for Vietnam. For Wednesday, let’s head to the Mekong River, and the floating markets. You can visit ‘Floating Markets’ in a variety of locations across Asia – but most are largely for tourists – whereas the Mekong floating markets are really only for locals.…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is V, for Vietnam. Day two takes us to Hoi An, in the centre of the country. In Vietnam, there is a specific artform known as water-puppets. These Múa rối nước, or “puppets that dance on water” date back to the 11th century as bored farmers, unable…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is V, for Vietnam. Our first in this series comes from Halong Bay – and it’s a flotilla of kayaks, just waiting for tourists to go paddling. The karsts (or limestone outcrops) of Halong Bay are fascinating – and for many, the best way to explore…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is U, for Under. To wrap the week up, we are Under the Fog in Shanghai. The most populous city in China, Shanghai is home to 24 million people, and has the world’s busiest container port. It’s on the Yangtze River delta, and at its heart is…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is U, for Under. Saturday’s picture comes from Under my Wing. It’s a coral cay off the North Queensland coast. I can’t be exactly certain where .. I was literally criss-crossing the state in the week this was taken (flying hither-and-yon with either the Premier, or the…
The theme letter for our travel pics this week is U, for Under. For Friday, it’s Under the Golden Gate bridge, in San Francisco. One of the most iconic structures in the world, the Golden Gate bridge connects SF proper with Marin County – and has done so since 1937. It’s 1.3km main span was the longest…
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