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Watching the river flow – Luang Prabang 25 years ago

21st March 202016th December 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments Stories min read

It was a bit of a white knuckle descent but all that whirling land out of the port side window was an impressive sight.

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$There is another evening shot of this gentleman that I\'ve been trying to do for some weeks now. He only gets floodlit for two evenings in each lunar month, but tonight conditions were right. The sky was clear and visibility was good, I grabbed the camera and off I went. I hopped off the bus 45 minutes later and there he was ... covered in scaffolding. . . . #buddha #sittingbuddha #bigbuddha #buddhism #buddhastatue #picsofhk #discoverhongkong #discoverhk #awesomehongkong #hongkonginsta #polinmonastery #temple #tiantanbuddha #lantauisland #lightandshadow #nightphoto #nightlights #addicted_to_nights #nightlights #NightPhotography #travelgram #traveladdict #travelblogger #traveller #travelling #asiatravel #letsgosomewhere #wanderlust #traveltheworld #unlimitedasia$
$A tuk tuk passes by in front of Phnom Penh\'s beautiful Art Deco Central Market. The building was designed by architect Jean Desbois and was completed in 1937. It boasts a 26 metre high central dome, with four tall arch-roofed arms branching out diagonally. The market\'s hallways house hundreds of stalls selling mostly jewellery, clothes, mobile phones and their accessories. . . . #market #centralmarket #phnompenhcity #phnompenh #cambodia #architecture #architecturelovers #architectureporn #architecturedaily #architecture_lovers #architectureanddesign #artdeco #buildings #building #buildingporn #citylandscape #urbanview #travelcambodia #visitcambodia #urbanphotography #travelgram #traveladdict #travelblogger #traveller #travelling #asiatravel #letsgosomewhere #wanderlust #traveltheworld #unlimitedasia$
$Dawn breaks over Darjeeling. The summit of Mt. Kangchenjunga and it\'s nieghbours are already bathed in morning light whilst the townsfolk are still rubbing the sleep from their eyes. Kangchenjunga is the world\'s third highest mountain at 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). The name is Tibetan and means \'Five Treasures of the High Snow.\' It actually sits on on the border of India and Nepal about 75 kilometres north of Darjeeling town . . . #himalayas #himalaya #himalayanmountains #himalayangeographic #kangchenjunga #mountains #mountain #darjeeling #incredibleindia #travelrealindia #earthpix #landscape #earthofficial #awesome_earthpix #earthfocus #earthoutdoors #landscapelovers #landscapehunter #fantastic_earth #landscapephotography #travelblogger #travelbloggerlife #traveller #globetrotter #letsgosomewhere #traveltheworld #wanderlustsyndicate #traveladdict #travellife #lensbible$
$A southern or double-wattled cassowary. The third largest bird in the world is native southern New Guinea, north eastern Australia, and the Aru Islands. It lives mainly in the low forested areas. . This particular bird was at the Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand. The foundation looks after a wide range of animals that have been rescued from abusive situations and the illegal pet trade. Gibbons, macaques and slow loris which have been drugged and used as selfie props for tourists. . Otters, which may seem cute and cuddly when they are young but grow up with very sharp teeth and claws. They also like to play with their poop, not something you want on your sofa. They have numerous elephants that have been rescued from being forced to give rides to tourists or from logging. There are bears, orang utans and a mountain lion. If an animal can be released back into the wild they are but most oft he time they can\'t because they are too dependent on humans for food. . Cassowaries grow to between 1.5 and 1.8 metres tall and pack a very powerful kick. The claw on their third toe is about 12 centimetres long and can easily kill a person. Despite this someone actually thought a cassowary would make a good pet. . . . . #cassowary #southerncassowary #bird #birds #badassbirds #birdlife #birdsonearth #birdsoninstagram #featheredfriends #savethebirds #wildlifefriendsfoundationthailand #animal #animalovers #animalrescue #saveanimals #protectwildlife #wildlife#conservation #nature #naturephotography #igswildlife #borntotravel #traveltheworld #seetheworld #travelgram #travelblogger #wanderlust #travellife #themoderndayexplorer #globetrotter$
$Part of the outer walls of Mandalay Palace, Myanmar. The teak wood palace was originally built between 1857-59. It was the residence of King Mindon and King Thibaw, Mandalay\'s last two Kings. The Royal family and palace were captured during the third Anglo-Burmese war in 1885. The British turned the compound into Fort Dufferin, named after the then viceroy of India. . During World War 2 the Japanese used it as a supply depot until it was burned to the ground by allied bombing. The palace was rebuilt in 1989 but while the designs remained faithful to the original, the buildings are concrete with corrugated steel roofing. . The walls form a perfect square, two kilometres along each side and boasting forty-eight bastions with gold tipped spires. The moat is sixty-four metres wide and 4.5 metres deep. . . . #mandalay #mandalaypalace #palacewalls #watchtowers #mandalaypalacemoat #mandalayfort #colorsofmyanmar #amazingmyanmar #discoverburma #lovemyanmar #mandalaymyanmar #visitmyanmar #amazingmyanmar #myanmarphotos #reflectionchallenge #reflection_shotz #reflection #reflections_photogroup #reflectionshot #reflection_super_pics #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #seetheworldthroughmylens #asiatravel #unlimitedasia #traveldeeper #traveltheworld #travelenthusiast #seetheworld #traveladdict #borntotravel$

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