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Located in the extreme south of Vietnam and Cambodia, Phu Quoc was the land for the excluded and even served as a place of exile and prison. Until recently, it took eight hours on a merchant ship to reach the island from the mainland.

 

Roads of red sand, impenetrable jungles, mangroves along the beaches compose a mosaic of colors where Fire, one of five elements of the Taoist universe, emanates and radiates over this piece of an ancient empire lost in the Gulf of Siam. The spirit of this territory is well steeped in homes and temples.

 

Why such an alliance of gods animistic, Taoist and Buddhist to help people to fight against the harshness of a life punctuated by monsoon winds and biting rays of the tropics? It’s was long time ago and this is another story.

 

 

 

In the "City of Light" famous for the magnificence of the illuminations over its architectural heritage and monuments along the Seine River, there is a time when the light fades for the darkness.

 

When life seems to stand still and the night envelops you, the daily struggles disappear. Then arrive the shadows conducive to new dreams.

 

On the Bridges of Paris, lovers spill their feelings, their hearts vibrating in the waning heat of a sunny day. The loneliness of some becomes a freedom to walk along the banks, the spirit lulled by the sound of footsteps.

 

The poet Louis Aragon said, "There is no light without shadow." No doubt he composed his poem in the twilight of Paris.

 

 

 

 

The Vietnamese New Year (Têt) also marks the beginning of spring.

 

Each house must have a vase of "hoa mai", peach blossoms in the South or "hoa dao", Plum blossoms in the North, with the hope that the bloom happens the first day of the year. One cannot forget a plate of fruits, offerings on the altar of ancestors.

 

It's time for a return to traditions where girls take the ao dai dress for a stroll in the flower festival for a photo session with friends and family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This trip took place in Laos in 2009. The photos of this travel book were taken with the Olympus E420, an ideal traveling companion.
For two weeks, I headed from Vientiane to the north, near the Chinese border via Vang Vien, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Muang La, Phongsaly. The return allowed me to visit Nong Kiaw, wonderful site on the river of the same name.

Some vivid memories:
- Photo laos_2009_road_to_phongsaly_3: symbiosis between man and nature with the fields at the foot of the mountains covered by the jungle

- Photo laos_2009_lpb_oudomxay_5: the universal and since the dawn of time toy.
- Photo laos_2009_luangprabang_5: the piety of the Laotian people to Buddha not only to Luang Pra Bang, but throughout the country

You can also watch the fine art prints about Laos here