Photo of the Day Archive for August 2003

by Albert Wen, Nov 15, 2006 | Destinations: Japan

Thai food is fast becoming a favorite cuisine throughout the world. Fresh, healthy ingredients and vibrant flavors combine to produce dishes irresistible to both Eastern and Western palates.

Image © 2002 Marc Schultz

Some of the fantastic, miniature depictions of Siamese life, created hundreds of years ago by mural artists, attract admiration even today for the beauty and skillfulness that they display.

Beautiful lacquered paper umbrellas called kasa are a present-day reminder of the grace and elegance of Japan's bygone courtly era, known as ukiyo-e, the floating world.

Photo of the Day Archive for August 2003

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Villagers with a goat & a brass ladel, on the trail to Dharapuri, Nepal.

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