This is the second part of the Photo Essay Sapa Vietnam and Its Tribes. During my two days trip to Sapa I rented a vintage Soviet motorcycle “Minsk” and explored the city and its outskirts. Please find more photos from this trip in the following posts: Shocking Asia Shared Souls. Portraits of Vietnam Portraits of Vietnam (Part 2) Photo Essay: …
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Happy 12-12-12 Day! Best wishes of Good Times and Memories to all on the road and those who are planning their next adventure! Today my good memories come from Sapa, Vietnam, and this post has been scheduled to go live at 12 hrs 12 mins 12 secs :) Sa Pa is a town in northwest Viet Nam. It lies in …
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When I think of Laos, I do not think of monks and temples, I think of people riding two-wheelers with an open umbrella in a hand. Wherever you go in Luang Prabang, you see girls and women riding scooters, motorbikes, and bicycles with open umbrellas in hands. No matter what the weather, in sunny, rainy and cloudy days nobody wears …
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On My Shelves is a photo project via Instagram smartphone app. This is the third season of the series. Please click here to read the introduction post with project details or click here to check out the entire series. To be continued… Please excuse the quality, all photos have been taken via Instagram app on Samsung T679 Exhibit II Android …
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On December 3, 2007 during my trip to London, England I took several photos of the Big Ben. The “captured” time on the Clock Tower was Noon… English word Noon is derived from Latin word Nones – the Ninth Hour, what is Nona Hora in Latin. However, Nona Hora, the Ninth Hour, signifies much more than Noon. The 9th hour …
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This year I visited Vienna, Austria during its famous celebration of Steffl Kirtag. From May 25th to May 28th the Wiener Kirtag took place at Rathausplatz right in front of St. Stephan’s Cathedral, the first district of Vienna. See my other post ‘Photo Essay: Life On The Streets of Vienna’ for more photos. During the 4-days festival, a scenic market, …
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This Flashback is dedicated to the opening of 2012-2013 NHL season scheduled for December 15th. This year, the second time since last millennium, NHL season will not start in Atlanta. I still can’t believe this is happening. My Atlanta Thrashers jersey is getting dusty… Here are a few memories captured with a pocket point-n-shoot camera back in the “glories” years. …
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On My Shelves is a photo project via Instagram smartphone app. This is the second season of the series. Please click here to read the introduction post with project details or click here to check out the entire series. To be continued… Please excuse the quality, all photos have been taken via Instagram app on Samsung T679 Exhibit II Android …
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Dedicated to Nefertiti’s 100 Year Anniversary. Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Owing to her Bust, a 3,300-year-old painted limestone, Nefertiti has become one of the most famous women of the ancient world, and an icon of feminine beauty. The work is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose. A …
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Dedicated to all collectors and souvenir lovers. On My Shelves is my new photo project via Instagram smartphone app. I have a good number of shelves and cabinets in my office. Most of them are filled with the “good time reminders”- bring-backs from my travels. There is also stuff I have collected over the years,- the collection of vintage photo …
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The Pantheon (Rome, Italy) was built almost 1,900 years ago in times of the great Roman Empire. For about 500 years the Pantheon served as a temple to all the Gods. The temple was converted into the Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs in 609. The Pantheon now contains the tombs of the famous artist Raphael and several Italian …
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Rome, Italy is photographer’s paradise. The city owns millions of artsy objects- beautiful buildings, bridges, fountains, statues… While looking at my “Angels and Demons” Italian and Vatican trip photos, I found a captured memory of a little girl sitting by an open window across the street from the Pantheon. The capture has inspired me to post this photo essay. Click …
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