My Travel photos

http://member.wayn.com/WujouMao · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject: My Travel photos Post Rating: 0

as ive been chatting to a fellow english person on the international forums, iv told her where i've traveled. like me, just loves Korea. but unlike her, i have been and she hasnt had the chance yet.

as this topic is about travel, i thought it would be wise to add my photos here [some mind] rather than putting them in the UK forum.

so Funkindagirl, here are some pictures of Loas.
just like Thailand, Laos is a Buddhist country. also, its a very quiet country. no nightlife, a 12 o'clock curfew and just under 670,000 in the capital city

this is called the Vertical runway by the ex-pats, cos the money the yanks gave the laos goverment for a new run-way, they built this heap of crap instead. its very rough up close, with re-bar sticking out all over the shop.

Loas has some glorious countryside, and thats where the poor people live, and the many tribes, like the black thai, who are very shy and would shut themselves inside their houses if you happened to walk into their village.

this is a Black Thai village. only the dog is outside

this is differant i guess. a village by the roadside, and it has eletricity unlike the black thai's.

this are the Plain of Jars. an area of stone jars wither for stonring rice wine or human bodies. many were destroyed by the yanks, as well as most of the country during the '70's.

just be thankful you have a right arm, or you'd find this bridge is a pain in the arse to cross

cart full of lime

found this in a Lao market. never eat the head, but i have eatern dog in another country

roadside food at a bus stop

as you may or may not know, Laos was colonlised by the French. [the 's' is silent] so these buildings are still in use, although you would hardly think so as they have fallen into ruin

eating too much of this plant makes you see things, and makes you go blind. bugger

over filled bus, our 15 hour bus ride winding through the hills on uneven stone. the aslie is full with boxes of rice and other crap. as well as the roof.

and this is what happens when you're not paying attention

paddie field

twin waterfall. it was bloody huge

novel way to catch fish

and the end of the Mekong River near the Cambodian border

what other country would you like to see?

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

http://member.wayn.com/WujouMao · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Malaysia, Thailand, day trip to Burma for a thai visa run, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, HK, Macao, Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines

ive been to Oz, Brunei, east malayisa and singapore as well, but i've lost my photo CD's sedning back home

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i haven't seen pics from Macao and barely any pics from Cambodia or Burma so I vote for these three countries, with Macao being on the top of my list.
Ideally i'd say put them all up heh but that would be too much of a hassle.

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

wow laos seems to resemble thailand a lot.
but it seems so strict! not nightlife and there's curfew of 12am?
btw, wot happens if ur caught out about after that time?
and does that mean some people can speak french then?

Laugh

oh and i just found that comment about the right arm so funny.
i was imagining only having a left arm and trying to cross the bridge, damn difficult.

and eating too much of a plant can make u go blind? thats scary...

ooo! id love to see taiwan next!
thats second on my list after korea for places i hav 2 visit.
and im interested in HK too cos i know it was colonised by the british up until 97...so im curious about the british influences still present there.

http://member.wayn.com/WujouMao · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:15 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

WOW...that's some very beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. I'd love to visit Thailand someday...and many other country. Big Smile

http://member.wayn.com/WujouMao · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Taiwan is such a small island. nothing much to see, but plenty of freedom. but hardly any of the bigger countrys around the world reconize it as its own country. and i found something out, if you travel overland between the borders of Vietnam and china and you're carrying a Lonely Planet China, book, it will be confiscated, as the map of china doesnt include the Island of Taiwan as part of China

you can't take pictures like this in China

Ami tribe girl, and the resturant

Yehliu National Park, just outside Taipei

the 'Q'ueen'. rock formations carved by the sea, wind and rain

view from the tallest completed tower in the world. Dubai tower isnt finished, although its taller than Taipei 101

its built lto look ike square bamboo

Taroko Gorge, east side. valley carved out of solid marble by the chinese, under orders of the Japanese

its the 3rd time its been built as it used to be built of the fault line

take a closer look

saw this sunset on a train

9 dragons immortals bridge

volcanic gas vents

snow in 30' temperture?

salt fields

green Island

green island - spot the sleeping woman and the dog

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

u take such amazing pictures...with the sunset, green island and snow pics.
haha kinda expected there would be more buildings than scenery in taiwan.
but i love that bamboo building! haha i think its so fantastic looking.

yeh, i would say america are the no. 1 at not recognising taiwan as its own country... Glare

(oh, and who could forget china itself! Tongue

)
but wow such a little thing as the map of china not including taiwan will be confiscated?
how'd they expect u to find ur way then?? lol

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

awesome pictures!!! =)
sarten has only travel in mexico... never been outside her country =(

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

awesome pictures!!! =)
sarten has only travel in mexico... never been outside her country =(

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

nice pictures. sux things went downhill

http://member.wayn.com/WujouMao · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:08 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Amazing pictures! I feel like grabbing some of them and start painting it. Smile

Espeically the one of China (I think) with the bridge, lake/river and rocks...
I dream to travel cause I don't get out much ^_^;;; and takes photos too. But I'm bad at taking photos and won't look as good as yours!
I've only been to Hong Kong, it's a surprise that you haven't been to Japan, cause it's quite popular.

http://member.wayn.com/WujouMao · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

as i said, i disliked HK, mainly cos there isnt much to see. its a modern city and kowloon is just like the streets of London. too many indians pestering you for a 'copy watch' 'copy watch'. indian girls looking for customers with their black pimp boyfriends looking over at you. only stayed in Kowloon cos thats where the backpacker area is. HK island would be rather expensive.

its like an opening scene from Police story

strange fruit. i dont know what it is. do you know funkindagirl?

biggest Buddha in HK

forgot where this was, but i seemed to remember saying Kung hei fat choi to an old man and his face beamed. felt good

someone forgot what a ''U'' looks like

HK Harbour

Macao. i only went there on a day trip. least i got a banknote and a stamp in my passport
as well

year of the dog. now you know what year i was there