Photos - 58bits

Vientiane

Submitted on Mar 10, 2021, 9:59 a.m.

Vientiane (/viˌɛntiˈɑːn/ ; Lao: ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan, pronounced [wía̯ŋ t͡ɕàn]) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Comprising the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is located on the banks of the Mekong, right at the border with Thailand.

Savannakhet and Mukdahan

Submitted on Feb 17, 2021, 11:50 a.m.

Two trips to Savannakhet and Mukdahan in 2013 and 2014. Mukdahan is in the North Eastern region of the country, right on the bank of the Mekong River and is joined to Laos and Savannakhet via the Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge.

Loei Province in 2010

Submitted on Feb 17, 2021, 11:45 a.m.

Loei Province in 2010 with friends. Loei is a sparsely populated, mountainous province in Northeast Thailand, bordering Laos across the Mekong River. South of the laid-back capital, Loei, is the biodiverse Phu Kradueng National Park.

Pak Khlong Talat (Bangkok Flower Market)

Submitted on Feb 17, 2021, 11:42 a.m.

Pak Khlong Talat is a market in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand, that sells flowers, fruits, and vegetables. It is the primary flower market of Bangkok and has been cited as a "place of symbolic value" to Bangkok residents.

Postcards

Submitted on Feb 29, 2020, 11:52 a.m.

A few random postcards from here and there - London, Laos, Thailand and Canada and elsewhere.

Bangkok

Submitted on Sep 26, 2019, 11:54 a.m.

Photos taken over the last ten years in Bangkok. I think the variety of images accurately reflects the contrasts of this other 'City of Angels'.

Northern Laos

Submitted on Dec 17, 2018, 11:56 a.m.

I was very fortunate to join the team of a project in Laos that was traveling all the way from Vientiane to Phonsavan, Sam Nuea and Vieng Xai. It was an incredible - albeit whirlwind journey.

Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Submitted on Jun 15, 2016, 7:34 p.m.

Despite having lived in S.E. Asia for over 15 years, I've only recently visited Myanmar. I was very fortunate to be accompanied by May Khine, and Zaw Min Twe on my first trip, without whom I would never have found my way to the many places we visited in such limited time.

Islamabad, Pakistan

Submitted on Sep 12, 2013, 7:36 p.m.

My first visit to Pakistan. I'm not often lost for words, but I was - on many occasions, as we drove along the road to Rawalpindi on our way to see the creators of Pakistan's famous truck art.

The Songkran Festival in Bangkok

Submitted on Apr 21, 2012, 7:38 p.m.

Thais go turbo-happy yet again with the annual Songkran Festival (Thai New Year). Pictures here are from the Silom Road area.