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  1. Wooden boats are the best way to transport things on the river. I'm carrying palm leaves to help build a house down the river

    I've Got My Eyes on You (photo-essay)

    Boats on the Mekong River in Vietnam...

    Vietnam Elizabeth Briel
  2. We enter the cave. Perceptions of space are turned upside-down. Our voices echo off rocks we can't see, light bounces from unexpected places.

    Trang An Caves - Photo-Essay

    Exploring the Trang An caves. A photo essay.

    Vietnam Elizabeth Briel
  3. There are road-blocks because of construction

    Daily Life on the Mekong (photo-essay)

    Life on the Mekong Delta isn't all that different from how it's lived anywhere else. These pictur...

    Vietnam Elizabeth Briel
  4. Indigo batik on cotton. This intricate design has been recycled - once used in a skirt, it's now used as straps on a baby-carrier that has been used for a half-dozen children.

    Indigo, Hemp & Batik (photo-essay)

    Many travelers are captivated by the unique traditional fabrics in the hilltribe regions of SE As...

    Vietnam Elizabeth Briel
  5. A girl from one of the neighboring farms was shy yet fascinated by all the strange guests.

    Performance Art, Concrete & Fire - Photo-Essay

    The craziest artist in Hanoi celebrates his 50th birthday, but instead of getting gifts, he gives...

    Vietnam Elizabeth Briel
  6. Installation of Batik sculpture in the lobby of the Sapa Hotel

    100% Vietnamese Elegance

    St. Joseph's cathedral in Hanoi is a popular meeting-place for locals and tourists alike. There's...

    Vietnam Elizabeth Briel
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    Flowers with a Kick

    Sometime over the past two days, the hills had blossomed with flowers. Now while I'm not usually...

    Thailand Elizabeth Briel
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    Sleeping Inside a Camera

    The patches of light and color on my walls moved lazily along with traffic noises outside, and so...

    Thailand Elizabeth Briel
  9. Raw golden silk in Vietnam, waiting to be spun.

    Spun Gold

    I travel to drink in the world through all my senses. When I saw this rough golden silk in Hanoi ...

    Vietnam Elizabeth Briel
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    The Accidental Trekker

    Sapa has a particular kind of magic. Its mountains are living sculptures of rice terraces with ro...

    Vietnam Elizabeth Briel
  11. Richard on the Battambang train

    Tales from a Cambodian Train

    The art deco station was filled with people. Cambodia was nearing the end of its Pchum Ben festiv...

    Cambodia Elizabeth Briel
  12. Backstage with a Chinese opera troupe in Penang, Malaysia This baby’s bed is a backstage bassinet, and he has already heard more Chinese operas in his short lifetime than most of us ever will.

    Backstage with a Chinese Opera

    Chinese operas are a spectacle of light, color, and clashing cymbals, best viewed with a pair of ...

    Malaysia Elizabeth Briel
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