Tag: asia
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South Korea 2023: Urban Everywhere
This past decade, the West has been infatuated with South Korea for reasons that I can hardly explain – perhaps its cosmetic products, its K-Pop, or the grilled Pork of the many K-BBQ restaurants. Seoul is a city where people don’t only live, but also seem to suffer; Korea’s rigid traditions and ways of life…
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Vietnam 2023: Loud & Colorful
After the soaring 38° heat wave in Southern Laos and Cambodia, I rode the bus headed for Saigon. The second I arrive, I’m slapped by the chaotic swing of the city: endless swaths of scooters zooming past and tirelessly honking their way through. Incessant shouting, eating, drinking, all of it happening in the streets. I…
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Laos 2023: Slow Jungle
Laos, my favorite country of all South-East Asia. A country of only 7 million, ranked 130th in GDP. I was looking forward to the change of pace from Thailand. My photography reflected how slow-paced the lifestyle in Laos remained: where much of the country still relies on oxen to plough the land!
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Thailand 2023: New Beginnings
I begin my travels with a one-way flight for Bangkok, as any good South East Asia backpacker should. The rest of the trip is entirely improvised; every decision made at the last second. I excitingly step out of the plane: heat. Courageously deciding to make my way downtown by public transport, only to be stuck…