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[Photos] Pseudo-Suicide and Evil Spirits at Bali’s Usaba Manggung Celebration
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- Published on Thursday, 29 November 2018 17:00
- Written by Sebastia Galbany. Photos by Sebastia Galbany.
Each year in Bali’s Bugbug Village, Hindus gather to take part in a three-day celebration that includes splashing holy water, atavistic wailing and role-play suicide to ward off evil spirits.
[Photos] Reaping the Rice Harvest in Mu Cang Chai
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- Published on Thursday, 22 November 2018 18:08
- Written by Chris Humphrey. Photos by Julie Vola.
Each September, the rice fields of Mu Cang Chai turn ripe and as gold as coins, and then the back-breaking work begins.
[Video] A Tilt-Shift Travelogue Showcases Stalinist Architecture, Everyday Nationalism in Pyongyang
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- Published on Monday, 19 November 2018 15:00
- Written by Saigoneer.
Isolated from the rest of the world since 1953, North Korea has since been the center of much curiosity, myths and sensationalist headlines that leave more space for reductionism rather than nuance.
[Video] Timelapse Captures Vietnam's Beauty, North to South
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- Published on Friday, 09 November 2018 11:00
- Written by Saigoneer.
Timelapse fans rejoice, as yet another stunning Vietnam travel video highlights the country's best sights and captures the bustle of urban Vietnam.
[Photos] Romanian Photographer Captures North Korean Fashion Sense
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- Published on Saturday, 03 November 2018 08:00
- Written by Saigoneer
A Romanian photographer has released a collection of photographs of everyday women in North Korea taken during a recent trip to the reclusive country.
[Video] Filmmaker Captures the Many Faces of Vietnam
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:00
- Written by Saigoneer.
On a thousand-mile journey from the furthest reaches of northern Vietnam to the hot, sunny streets of Saigon, filmmaker Fabien Echochard captures the optimism of the Vietnamese people in beautiful detail.
[Photos] Urbanist Getaways: Pastoral Scenes of Pindaya, Myanmar
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- Published on Monday, 29 October 2018 15:00
- Written by Lee Starnes. Photos by Lee Starnes
Myanmar is no longer the secret of Southeast Asia. With tourist numbers increasing, its dusty country roads, seemingly endless parades of monks and crumbling colonial architecture are now officially a draw to everyone from luxury travelers to the backpacker set.
Yok Don Ends Elephant Rides. Tourists Can Now Watch Them, but Silently and From a Distance
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- Published on Thursday, 25 October 2018 10:00
- Written by Saigoneer.
Putting an end to cruel elephant rides, Yok Don National Park invites visitors to observe the animals in their natural environment going about their daily lives.
Experience: I Was a Tour Guide in North Korea During the Era of Otto Warmbier
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- Published on Thursday, 18 October 2018 16:00
- Written by Lana O'Sullivan. Photos by Lana O'Sullivan.
In 2017, I worked as a tour guide and social media manager for the same North Korean tour company that brought Otto Warmbier to visit the nation. The period climaxed, tragically, in his death. Back then, as much as now, I was met with a predictable measure of disbelief.
“You’re a what?”
[Photos] Tokyo's Historic Tsukiji Fish Market After the Morning Rush
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2018 15:00
- Written by Michael Tatarski. Photos by Michael Tatarski.
Tsukiji Fish Market has been one of Tokyo's most well-known destinations for centuries, famous for its early-morning tuna auctions and frenetic wholesale seafood stalls. Yesterday, however, its inner section moved to a new location and re-opened as Toyosu Market. The following photos document a visit to the fish market in 2017, shortly after the tumult of the morning's business.
[Photos] Grandma, Barber, Farmer, Friend: Portraits of Everyday Life in Central Vietnam
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- Published on Thursday, 11 October 2018 13:00
- Written by Sebastia Galbany. Photos by Sebastia Galbany.
After Ninh Binh, a beautiful area crossed by spectacular rivers and crowned by mountains, I followed the Ho Chi Minh Road as far as Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Photo opportunities there were hard to beat – the golden hours in the fields, the sun setting behind karst mountains while people gathered for the rice harvest.
