June 21, 2004
Five Around the stuppa

Five Around the stuppa
My first day in Nepal (~March 1994). We went to the Kathmandu stuppa - which you see from the plane on the way in. It's pretty big (and the plane isn't). People walk around the stuppa turning the prayer wheels (clockwise of course - always).

Posted by superboggly at 12:00 AM
Categories: Asia , Nepal , People
June 20, 2004
Classic Japanese Garden

Classic Japanese Garden
Fujifilm is so green.
And that concludes my trip!

Posted by superboggly at 02:30 PM
Categories: Asia , Japan , Nature
Japanese Tree and Water

Japanese Tree and Water

Posted by superboggly at 02:18 PM
Categories: Asia , Japan , Nature
Emperor's Tree

Emperor's Tree
We spend most of the time (after a delicious Sushi lunch in Shibuya) in the gardens of the Imperial palace.

Posted by superboggly at 01:37 PM
Categories: Asia , Japan , Nature
Shibuya, Tokyo

Shibuya, Tokyo
On my way home I was fortunate to have a 12 hour layover at Narita. My step-brother was kind enough to give me a whirlwind tour of the city. Our first stop was Shibuya neighbourhood. It was a Sunday, so it was quiet.

Posted by superboggly at 10:33 AM
Categories: Asia , Japan , Street Scene
Rail ground

Rail ground
This is me looking at my feet as I sit on the platform at Porter Square waiting for the train. Taking a guess I think this would be the summer or 1994, possibly 1995.

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Categories: Boston , Stuff
June 19, 2004
Hanoi City

Hanoi City
This is the view from tne hotel window. I think it's looking Northwest but I could be totally wrong. Soon we will be on our way to the airport.

Posted by superboggly at 02:16 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
June 18, 2004
Hanoi Cyclist and Building

Hanoi Cyclist and Building
Back in Hanoi. Penultimate day.

Posted by superboggly at 11:14 AM
Categories: Asia , Street Scene , Vietnam
Borobudur Relief

Borobudur Relief
Same trip - early 1994 (March by now, must be). Of course I have the classic covered buddhas shot, but any search on Borobudur will reveal one so I won't use up the bandwidth here.

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Categories: Asia , Indonesia
June 17, 2004
Ha Long Horizon

Ha Long Horizon
Yes, I have now swum in the South China Sea.

Posted by superboggly at 03:24 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Lit Caves

Lit Caves
Any tour of HaLong would not be complete without a visit to the impressive but garishly lit caves. It would have been neater to discover them ourselves. If nothing else they were a welcome respit from the heat.

Posted by superboggly at 02:19 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Boat near Rock

Boat near Rock
Yes, there at the bottom. It's a boat.

Posted by superboggly at 11:45 AM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
HaLong Bay

HaLong Bay
We drove several hours from Hanoi to enjoy a boat ride around HaLong Bay.

Posted by superboggly at 11:14 AM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Koala Bear

Koala Bear
I might also ask could I leave Australia without bringing home a picture of a Koala Bear.

Posted by superboggly at 12:00 AM
Categories: Animals , Australia
June 16, 2004
Hanoi Street

Hanoi Street

Posted by superboggly at 03:12 PM
Categories: Asia , Street Scene , Vietnam
Ducks, Pigs and Woman

Ducks, Pigs and Woman
How could I leave Hanoi without this picture? Taken from a rickshaw.
Actually, they're probably chickens.

Posted by superboggly at 03:09 PM
Categories: Asia , People , Street Scene , Vietnam
Gum Trees

Gum Trees
Probably from teh same area as the last two - same role of film anyway. These were probably closer around the campsite.

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Categories: Australia , Nature
More Beach Rocks

More Beach Rocks
Probably the same beach as the last picture.

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Categories: Australia , Nature
June 15, 2004
Bamboo Grove

Bamboo Grove
We are out of the mountains now well on our way to Hanoi. Still several hours of driving to go though.

Posted by superboggly at 03:47 PM
Categories: Asia , Nature , Vietnam
Coc Ly Market

Coc Ly Market
Really this is just the start. It extends for some way in more or less a single line.

Posted by superboggly at 10:33 AM
Categories: Asia , People , Vietnam
Brown River enroute to Coc Ly

Brown River enroute to Coc Ly
This is a picture taken on our way to Coc Ly market. We left Bac Ha in the morning and this evening we will be back in Hanoi. We had to walk from about here because the road was too muddy from the rain.

Posted by superboggly at 10:11 AM
Categories: Asia , Nature , Vietnam
Australia Beach Rocks

Australia Beach Rocks
From early Feb. 1994 in Australia. I can't remember where it was taken (I'll have to look it up in my journal). It was probably on a camping trip, so maybe a several hour drive from Melbourne.

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Categories: Australia , Nature
June 14, 2004
Bac Ha Rice

Bac Ha Rice

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Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Bac Ha

Bac Ha
After arriving in Bac Ha we went for a walk in the surrounding hills. They were growing lots of plums. They are not in this picture though.

Posted by superboggly at 04:35 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Girl, Dog and Rice

Girl, Dog and Rice

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Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Leaving Sapa

Leaving Sapa
It rained yesterday so for the first time we had clear views! Unfortunately this is also the day we left Sapa and started our way out of the mountains.

Posted by superboggly at 09:55 AM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Around Canberra

Around Canberra
Since I haven't been climbing, due to an injury, I have been taking advantage of my scanner's negative scanning capability and digitizing old negatives. I thought I would upload some of these to break things up a bit.

This one is from my first trip to Asia, almost 11 years ago. The trip started with 5 weeks in Australia. My best guess is that this was taken around Canberra probably towards the end of Feb. 1994.

Posted by superboggly at 12:00 AM
Categories: Australia
June 13, 2004
Sapa Garden

Sapa Garden
Walking back down through the garden. The rocks looked like good climbing but I didn't stop to try.

Posted by superboggly at 04:54 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Sapa


After the village outing I walked through Sapa's flower garden to a look-out atop one of the surrounding hills. This shot is looking down at the garden that I came through and Sapa off to the right.

Posted by superboggly at 04:46 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Red Zyao

Red Zyao

Posted by superboggly at 03:08 PM
Categories: Vietnam
Ta Phin (Red Zyao)

Ta Phin (Red Zyao)
We visited this village outside of Sapa. It looked like it was doing well, a lot of the houses looked new and well built. It seems that this is a stopping point for visitors from Sapa to go and see an authentic village and buy some nice needlework. From the moment we got there until we left we were circled by an entourage of chatting Red Zyao women eager to sell there goods. We promised we'd buy something but not until the end of the tour, a compromise that pleased everyone.

Posted by superboggly at 02:57 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
June 12, 2004
Leaving the Hmong Village

Leaving the Hmong Village

Posted by superboggly at 06:15 PM
Categories: Asia , Nature , Vietnam
Bamboo over Stream

Bamboo over Stream
Turning my back on the waterfall affords this view.

Posted by superboggly at 05:34 PM
Categories: Asia , Nature , Vietnam
Another Waterfall

Another Waterfall
One of the features that Sapa has to offer is a nearby Hmong village. The walk through it takes you past this waterfall.

Posted by superboggly at 05:31 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Waterfall Outside Sapa

Waterfall Outside Sapa
We are enroute to Sapa, the main tourist destination of the area. For both foreign and Vietnamese tourists. Sapa is fairly high up and picturesque, and features a strong Black Hmong presence owing to the nearby village whose subsistance is now based on the tourism - like many of the villages around here.

Posted by superboggly at 03:09 PM
Categories: Asia , People , Vietnam
Rice Paddy with Irrigation Stream

Rice Paddy with Irrigation Stream
A lot of this hike was through rice paddies.

Posted by superboggly at 11:32 AM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Under an Umbrella

Under an Umbrella
Once we got past the dogs these two were happy enough to pose for a picture - Though the grandmother insisted on changing first.

Posted by superboggly at 11:15 AM
Categories: Asia , People , Vietnam
Green Tea

Green Tes
This woman is harvesting some tea. No scones to be seen...

Posted by superboggly at 11:02 AM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Vietnamese Cow

Vietnamese Cow
Taken on a hike originating from Phong Tho.
Boy did she jump when she heard the sound of the shutter.

Posted by superboggly at 10:22 AM
Categories: Animals , Asia , Vietnam
June 11, 2004
The Way We Came

The Way We Came
Looking back at the way we came. All those curves are why it would take a full day to travel 200km.

Posted by superboggly at 04:07 PM
Categories: Asia , Traveling , Vietnam
Side of the Road

Side of the Raod

Posted by superboggly at 03:59 PM
Categories: Asia , Nature , Vietnam
Tree Over the Da (Red) River

Tree Over the Da (Red) River
We stopped along the way to Phong Tho to take some pictures.

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Categories: Asia , Nature , Vietnam
Hill tribe on the Way to Phong Tho

Hill tribe on the Way to Phong Tho

Posted by superboggly at 09:53 AM
Categories: Asia , People , Vietnam
June 10, 2004
Vietnamese Vista

Vietnamese Vista

Posted by superboggly at 03:19 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Paddies from High

Paddies from High
If you look closely you can see a boy in the stream and a water buffalo hanging out.

Posted by superboggly at 02:17 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Vietnamese Mafioso

Vietnamese Mafioso
This is a monument to the battle of Dien Bien Phu, this being the site of one of the Vietnamese artillery installments. The guy on the left, gregarious as he was, insisted that I take his picture. It was suggested later that he might be mafioso owing to the multiple tatoos along his arms, which you can't make out in this picture.

Posted by superboggly at 12:14 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Small Market

Small Market
This was a small market we stopped at somewhere between Son La and Dien Bien Phu. All the tribes around here have different costumes - the most distinctive aspect is usually the colourful headpiece.

Posted by superboggly at 10:05 AM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
June 09, 2004
Bridge over River

Bridge over River
I may be mistaken about which river this was. I think it was the Black River or the Red River. (Though it looks like the Brown River).

Posted by superboggly at 05:37 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Vietnamese Jungle

Vietnamese Jungle

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Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Hill Tribe Girls

Hill Tribe Girls
Sadly I do not know to which tribe these girls belong. There house was surrounded by Jackfruit trees. Seeing these unlikely tree-borne fruit reminded me of a conversation about what if watermelon's grew on trees.

Posted by superboggly at 01:30 PM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
Bamboo forest

Bamboo Forest
We arrived in Hanoi last night. Today we are enroute to Son La in the mountains to the West North West of Hanoi (if I remember correctly). The climate and relatively low altitude mean the mountains are covered in jungle where they are not farmed. Most of the jungles are dotted with bursts of bamboo, but here we found, overlooking a few small rice paddies, a bamboo forest.

Posted by superboggly at 11:20 AM
Categories: Asia , Vietnam
June 08, 2004
Beng Mealea Entrance

Beng Mealea Entrance

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Tree in Beng Mealea

Tree in Beng Mealea

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Izzy at Beng Mealea

Izzy at Beng Mealea

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia , People
Ivy on the Wall at Beng Mealea

Ivy on the Wall at Beng Mealea
It's quite a drive out to Beng Mealea. Although there are really almost no reliefs at all, the jungle's presence gives an atmosphere that you can't find in the other temples. And instead of teh usual well groomed paths and walkways, the trail here climbs over fallen blocks and along the relatively steady walls of the temple that are still standing.

Posted by superboggly at 10:14 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
June 07, 2004
Angkor Wat Corridor

Angkor Wat Corridor
One last visit to Angkor Wat.

Posted by superboggly at 04:44 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Monestary near the Roluos Group

Monestary near the Roluos Group
We were told that this monestary, next to the Bakong temple, was built about 300 years ago. We spoke to an older monk. He was about 70 or so I think. There were an extrodinary number of butterflies.

Posted by superboggly at 02:47 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Eastern Preah Khan

Eastern Preah Khan
If I remember correctly, as we went down the Eastern passage of Preah Khan the temple became more and more overfrown by Jungle. I think fewer people head eastward.

Posted by superboggly at 09:43 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Preah Khan

Preah Khan

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
June 06, 2004
Bayoun's About To Close

Bayoun's About To Close
We rushed back to Bayoun at the very end of the day. It almost entirely empty. These are some temple attendents chatting before they close up for the night.

Posted by superboggly at 06:36 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Bantey Srei

Bantey Srei

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Angkor Wat Dancer

Angkor Wat Dancer
This is the sexiest relief dancer ever.

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Angkor Wat in the Morning

Angkor Wat in the Morning

Posted by superboggly at 09:24 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
June 05, 2004
Classic Ta Phrom

Classic Ta Phrom
How can I resist the classic To Phrom shot?

Posted by superboggly at 05:30 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Structure in Angkor Tom

Structure in Angkor Tom

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Water at Angkor Tom

Water at Angkor Tom
This was walking north of Bayoun still within Angkor Tom.

Posted by superboggly at 11:33 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Nature
Bayoun Temple at Angkor Tom

Bayoun Temple at Angkor Tom
We arrived at Siem Reap this morning and went out to see some temples. This is the famous Bayoun temple with all the faces on all the towers. For a better picture check out the national geographic one.

Posted by superboggly at 11:02 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
June 04, 2004
Kirirom River

Kirirom River
The water level was a little low at this time of year. Off to either side, just beneath the canopy of leaves, are little huts for sitting in while you picnic. They line the length of the water on either side a few layers deep.

Posted by superboggly at 02:19 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Nature
Kirirom Jungle

Kirirom Jungle

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Nature
Kirirom View

Kirirom View
Today we went to Kirirom National Park. We mannaged to miss most to of the rain.

Posted by superboggly at 11:13 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Nature
June 03, 2004
Killing Fields

Killing Fields
We went out to the killing fields. The series of excavated pits was not as evocative as Tuol Sleng, though there is this pile of skulls in the middle of the site, and occasional groups of bones at the base of trees and such. It is a far cry from a happy place.

Posted by superboggly at 04:43 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Little Boy in Phnom Penh Alley

Little Boy in Phnom Penh Alley
This little boy desperately wanted me to take his picture. He had an empty 500ml water bottle and he kicked it against the wall to show how strong he was. He danced through the alley. I took a shot of him - more posed than this one - but I like this one better.

Posted by superboggly at 04:09 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Street Scene
More Phnom Penh Market

More Phnom Penh Market

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Flowers in Phnom Penh

Flowers in Phnom Penh
This is on the outside of the big market in Phnom Penh.

Posted by superboggly at 11:03 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
June 02, 2004
Thatch huts on Stilts in Kompong Chhnang

Thatch huts on Stilts in Kompong Chhnang

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Tonle Sap in Kompong Chhnang

Tonle Sap in Kompong Chhnang

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Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Kompong Chhnang Building

Kompong Chhnang Building

Posted by superboggly at 01:04 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Street Scene
Running in Kompong Chhnang

Running in Kompong Chhnang
One of the main streets of the picturesque fishing town of Kompong Chhnang

Posted by superboggly at 01:01 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Street Scene
Oudong Fan Girl

Oudong Fan Girl
From the top of Oudong Penh, the old capital, looking out across the Cambodian countryside. The little girl in the picture, against all protest, fanned me during my visit.

Posted by superboggly at 11:05 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
June 01, 2004
Tuol Sleng

Tuol Sleng
This was one of the rooms at the museum, when it was a prison it was used for torture.

Posted by superboggly at 05:17 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
Tuol Sleng Victims

Tuol Sleng Victims
These were some of the pictures of the prisoners kept at Tuol Sleng. The place used to be a school. It was converted to a prison by the Khmer Rouge where these people were kept and tortured until they were executed. It is now a museum. For most of my visit I felt slightly nauseous.

Posted by superboggly at 04:44 PM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia
View from Izzy's

View from Izzy's
This is the view from Izzy's balcony in Phnom Penh.

Posted by superboggly at 11:36 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Street Scene
Phnom Penh Street

Phnom Penh Street
Walking to the market (in the background) on my first morning in Phnom Penh

Posted by superboggly at 08:32 AM
Categories: Asia , Cambodia , Street Scene