Bangkok
Three headed elephant statue symbolising power and independence
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Bangkok, Royal Palace #1
The Prah Mondrop with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the rear
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Bangkok, Royal Palace #2
Immense guardians in front of religious building to stop evil from entering.
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Bangkok, Wat Phra Kaew #1
"Temple of the Holy Jewel Image" and also known as the Temple of the...
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Bangkok, Wat Phra Kaew #2
In the Wat Phra Kaew is the famous 75cm tall Emerald Buddha that is probably...
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Wat Pho
Home of the worlds largest reclining Buddha, a mere 46m long and 15m...
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Bangkok Klong
The klongs, or canals, are still a vital transportation network for...
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep #1
The end of the 300 step staircase to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is...
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep #2
Doi Suthep's bell tower and statue of The Earth goddess Torani.
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep #3
Chiang Mai's famous Wat Phra That Doi Suthep sits on top of Doi Suthep, a...
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep #4
The panoramic view from Doi Suthep of Chiang Mai a cosmopolitan northern...
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Wat Chedi Luang #1
Chiang Sean contains ruins from the 14th century when it had it's own...
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Wat Chedi Luang #2
The modern bell tower has some interesting animals, some real others...
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Wat Chedi Luang #3
This stupa is octagonal, in the classic lanna style, and dates back to around...
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Ban Houei Sai Village #1
A typical village scene near to Ban Houei Sai
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Ban Houei Sai Village #2
After making friends with mum & her new baby the whole family...
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Ban Houei Sai Port
A Chinese ship gets unloaded manually and hopefully it contains no...
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Mekong #1
Typical Lao Mekong scene after leaving Ban Houei Sai and going downstream...
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Mekong #2
Tuck shop, Lao style, on the banks of the Mekong. You don't have to...
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Mekong #3
Transporting cars across the Mekong in Lao is definitely different to...
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Mekong #4
You can still see working elephants in Lao, just....
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Mekong #5
Opposite the Pak Ou caves is the mouth of the Nam Ou and the limestone bluff...
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Mekong Village #1
Self sufficiency in a Lao Mekong village is vital due to their...
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Mekong Village #2
Loom apprentice at play while mum weaves
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Mekong Village #3
Children and a balloon has the same effect everywhere in the world
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Pak Beng #1
Sunset on the Mekong
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Pak Beng #2
Early morning mist and a chill air greets us on the Mekong
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Wat Xieng Thong #1
This is Luang Prabang's most important temple. It's sim was built in...
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Wat Xieng Thong #2
An impressive tree of life mosaic is on the back wall of the sim
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Wat Xieng Thong #3
The temples royal family funerary carriage is contained in a house...
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Wat Xieng Thong #4
Interior of the temples sim is impressive, but dimly lit
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Luang Prabang #1
Morning assembly at a senior school. The small motorbikes are the school...
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Luang Prabang #2
Morning rush hour scene.
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Luang Prabang #3
Lilly pond with the Royal Palace in the background. It was built in 1904 as a...
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Luang Prabang #4
The Sala Pha Bang may one day house the Pha Bang, said to be a Sri...
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Luang Prabang #5
Buddha images, including images for everyday of the week, adorn Phu Si
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Luang Prabang #6
The interesting small cave shrine on Phu Si
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Luang Prabang #7
Suburban squalor juxtaposed with suburban fineness. Which house would you...
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Luang Prabang #8
Afternoon school run would cause parents to be arrested in most...
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Luang Prabang #9
Morning street market where you can buy anything including a...
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Luang Prabang #10
The morning market is also a vegetarian's nightmare
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Tat Kuang Si #1
Not far from Luang Prabang is a waterfall with many tiers
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Tat Kuang Si #2
The lower pools of the waterfall make good swimming pools to splash around in
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Tat Kuang Si #3
Another pool and another place to dip your toes in
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Tat Kuang Si #4
One of the head streams of the waterfall
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Tat Kuang Si #5
The dim lit, caused by the forest canopy, made the dragon fly difficult to...
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Tat Kuang Si #6
Tat Kuang Si Rescue Centre has a number of Asiatic Black bears that have been...
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Tat Kuang Si #7
The rescue centre also has a tiger that was confiscated from a poacher...
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Wat Sisaket #1
Built in 1818 Wat Sisaket is Vientiane's oldest temple. This is...
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Wat Sisaket #2
Stupa in need of a clean
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Vientiane, Haw Pha Kaew
Originally built, in 1565, to house the Emerald Buddha this is now a...
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Pha That Luang
Also known as the World Precious Sacred Stupa and is Laos most important...
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Patuxai #1
Vientiane's Arch of Triumph is similar in style to Paris's Arc de...
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Patuxai #2
The view from the top of Lao's Based Arch of Triumph
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Phnom Penh, Royal Palace
The king decided to close the palace grounds for the day I visited.
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Silver Pagoda #1
The silver pagoda has a floor covered in 5000 1kg silver tiles. The...
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Silver Pagoda #2
The Silver Pagoda's grounds contains the Phnom Mondap which contains the...
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Silver Pagoda #3
In the grounds of the Silver Pagoda are the Shrine of King Ang Duong...
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Silver Pagoda #4
The grounds consume a large amount of water to keep them flourishing.
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Tuol Sleng #1
In 1975 Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by the Khmer Rouge...
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Tuol Sleng #2
The barbaric rules of S-21
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Choeung Ek
Choeung Ek is the extermination camp or Killing Field for Phnom Penh....
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Tonle Sap #1
Sunset, taken from Phnom Penh's FCC balcony, at Tonle Sap
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Tonle Sap #2
Sunset on Tonle Sap with the Royal Palace in the background
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Tonle Sap #3
Sunset on the Tonle Sap near it's junction with the Mekong
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Tonle Sap #4
Late afternoon sun shines on the boats of the Sham people. They are Muslim,...
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Wat Phnom #1
Wat Phnom lies on top of a tree covered mound and is guarded by a naga...
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Wat Phnom #2
The grounds of Wat Phnom are where the locals come to relax and sell...
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Skuon
Skuon is a small town, used as a stopping point on the way from Phnom Penh to...
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Angkor Thom #1
The south gate of Angkor Thom has been extensively restored and is the most...
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Angkor Thom #2
The south gate from inside the city with a lot of friendly and noisy people...
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Angkor Thom #3
A small section of cleaned carving on one of the Bayon's walls the...
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Angkor Thom #4
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Angkor Thom #5
Angkor Thom is believed to have housed up to 750,000 to 1,000,000...
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Angkor Thom #6
The sunlit face of King Jayavarman VII as Avalokiteshvara (a bodhisattva...
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Angkor Thom #7
Another Avalokiteshvara face on a tower as seen through a doorway
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Angkor Thom #8
Ankgor Thom is surrounded by a moat that was said to be full of crocodiles.
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Angkor Thom #9
The setting sun lights up the central, and tallest, column in the Bayon with...
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Angkor Thom #10
An internal gallery has a mysterious feel about it
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Angkor Thom #11
The 300m long Elephant Terrace, with mahouts, and forms the western...
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Angkor Thom #12
Opposite the Elephant Terrace are a row of towers that may have been...
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Angkor Thom #13
The Terrace of the Leper King contains a nude, sexless statue and has...
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Angkor Thom #14
The surrounding moat of Angkor Thom can display an interesting sunset....
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Angkor Wat #1
Sunrise over Angkor Wat which was built 1113 - 1150 under Suryavarman...
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Angkor Wat #2
Angkor Wat tower on the upper level. At the time of visiting no entry was...
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Angkor Wat #3
The second level eastern gallery wall
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Angkor Wat #4
Library building within the outer wall of the temple
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Angkor Wat #5
Between the temple and the outer city wall there is a vast area of...
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Ta Prohm #1
The entrance to Ta Prohm. Built from 1186 this is a Buddhist temple...
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Ta Prohm #2
The entrance gate in the north west corner of Gopura IV East has...
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Ta Prohm #3
A silk cotton wood tree envelopes the north west corner of Gopura IV East
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Ta Prohm #4
Looking towards the Central Sanctuary there is a mass of fallen...
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Ta Prohm #5
A closed doorway on the northern wall of the Hall of Dancers
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Ta Prohm #6
Another silk cotton tree, this time in the third enclosure, next to the E Gopura
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Ta Prohm #7
A face of a statue is just visible between the roots of a tree
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Ta Prohm #8
The trees will eventually destroy the temples of Angkor if nothing is done
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Ta Prohm #9
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Ta Prohm #10
A tree that has nearly destroyed the wall it grew over and inevitably itself
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Ta Prohm #11
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Ta Prohm #12
A devatas, minor female deitie
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Ta Prohm #13
Inside the Hall of Dancers
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Ta Prohm #14
Gopura IV W, in the style of the Bayon
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Ta Keo #1
Uncompleted temple struck by lightning. Built by Jayavarman V (ruled...
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Ta Keo #2
A steep stairway leading to the the five towers symbolising Mount...
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Ta Keo #3
Looking down, from the top terrace, to the wall of the inner enclosure and a...
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Prasat Kravan #1
The western side of the five brick sanctuaries of Prasat Kravan have blind...
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Prasat Kravan #2
On the inner wall of the central sanctuary is Vishnu (the Preserver) riding...
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Banteay Srei #1
A Hindu temple meaning 'Citadel of the Women' is dedicated to...
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Banteay Srei #2
Looking towards the central shrine across the moat surrounding the temple...
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Banteay Srei #3
A pediment within the temple complex
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Banteay Srei #4
The inner enclosure of the temple showing the central shrine.
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Banteay Srei #5
The fight between Valin and Sugriva on the pediment of the western...
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East Mebon #1
East Mebon built by Rajendravarma II in 952. Its corners are guarded by very...
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East Mebon #2
Looking up to the central tower
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East Mebon #3
A library in need on repair
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East Mebon #4
A tower's blind door, colonettes and lintel.
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Pre Rup
Sunset at Pre Rup which is a mountain temple dedicated to the linga...
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Sugar Making
How to make sugar from sugar cane juice Cambodian style
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Children
Cambodian children wondering when the tourists will go away
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