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How to survive 12 hours in Bangkok

Bangkok: A city immortalized and lionized, through travelogues and innumerable films. A capital described as a tropical splendor; an ageless Eden of warmth, smiles, and Thai hospitality. The city is the starting point for journeys to the wild north and the sand beaches of the south.
On holiday, or as a stop over during the Asian [...]

2Jun2008 | S. Peer | 1 comment | Continued
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Boycotting the Olympics?

Amid the violence of Tibet, a debate has emerged in the west: Should we boycott the Beijing Olympic Games? Tibet has brought into focus an issue people have been discussing since Darfur and now serious discussion is occurring among people, organizations, and governments. Many activist groups are using this opportunity to shine a light [...]

2Jun2008 | Matt Kepnes | 0 comments | Continued
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Marriage in China with a few foreigners

Saturday morning, the wake up call was for 7 am. My alarm clock forgot to wake me, but the 8 am door knocking was successful. It was time to leave for the wedding.
This was my first Chinese wedding and I wasn’t sure what to expect especially because I didn’t know the people getting married. This [...]

2Jun2008 | Lee Frank | 1 comment | Continued
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A boy named Jack

We found him on the dirty streets of . He was dressed in rags and sucking on discarded satay sticks from the gutter. He crouched, like a small animal, mournful brown eyes gazing hungrily as we passed by. He raised his fingers to his mouth, never uttering a word. He stood up and silently fell [...]

20May2008 | Carrie Marshall | 4 comments | Continued
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Family Remnants

Writer and photographer S. Peer takes us on a visual journey through the remains of a Chinese Hakka village, now a museum in Shenzhen.

They fled. From China’s Jin Dynasty in 265 to the invasion of the Mongol and the resulting Yuan Dynasty, the Hakka people migrated as refugees from Northern China to the southern provinces. [...]

6May2008 | S. Peer | 1 comment | Continued
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Call to the faithful

A wat against a cloudy sky in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Buddhism is dominant in the Kingdom with 95 per cent of the population following the Theravada tradition. All young men are expected to serve as monks at some time while growing up. This usually occurs after their education and before start careers.
For more information [...]

6May2008 | Martin Fallon | 0 comments | Continued
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Bodhnath Stupa

Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu
Craig Ferguson’s images and words can be found on his site.

6May2008 | Craig Ferguson | 0 comments | Continued
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Nikes and Not Nikes

My friend Oishi called me Friday afternoon asking, “What is your plan for this day?” Since I had finished my lessons for the day, then she insisted that we go shopping following an introduction to her friend.
She informed me that, “The prices are so cheap on Nike and Levi’s and everything, but I don’t know [...]

29Apr2008 | Lee Frank | 4 comments | Continued
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Tokyo Street Fashion and the Fashion Police #1

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Everyone wants to be a musician in Tokyo. That means the area around Tokyo’s School of Music is always swarming with wanna-be-musicians looking for a lucky break. This GUY was the absolute worst singer I’ve ever heard. His sense of fashion is as bad as his singing.
He sure knows how [...]

29Apr2008 | Carrie Marshall | 0 comments | Continued
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Mourning in the Thai Kingdom

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Mourners cross to Thailand’s Grand Palace to remember HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, who died after a long battle with cancer, January 2, 2008. HM King Bhumibol declared 100 days of mourning for the princess. Buses arrive at Bangkok’s Grand Palace each day, carrying black-clad Thais to pay their final respects [...]

28Apr2008 | Martin Fallon | 0 comments | Continued
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Sanzhi: An Abandoned Development

As you travel east from Danshui along the number 2 highway that runs along the north coast of Taiwan, you come to the small town of Sanzhi (三芝). Just before arriving in Sanzhi (三芝), there’s an interesting site hugging the shoreline - an abandoned hotel/apartment complex that looks like somewhere ET might call home. I [...]

22Apr2008 | Craig Ferguson | 6 comments | Continued
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