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Phuket 2013

Karon Beach
Karon Beach
Karon Beach, the other way
Karon Beach, the other way
View from Merlin Beach Resort
View from Merlin Beach Resort
Friend's wedding at Merlin Beach Resort
Friend’s wedding at Merlin Beach Resort
Island hopping
Island hopping
Island hopping. Ship wrecks
Island hopping. Ship wrecks
Island hopping - near monkeys
Island hopping – near monkeys
A pretty lagoon
A pretty lagoon
Phi Phi Island
Phi Phi Island
Floating in the beautiful amazing water of Phi Phi Island, where they shot The Beach movie
Floating in the beautiful amazing water of Phi Phi Island, where they shot The Beach movie
Can't get over how beautiful this place is
Can’t get over how beautiful this place is
Amazing
Amazing
Patong after the rain
Patong after the rain
Patong at night. Bit seedy
Patong at night. Bit seedy
My favourite food there, mango sticky rice.
My favourite food there, mango sticky rice.
Surin Beach
Surin Beach, evening

Sun and Moon in Heart ~ Shangri-La, Yunnan (Summer)

The view from Lijiang train station
The view from Lijiang train station
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from Lijiang
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from Lijiang
The back view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain next to the Yangtze River
The back view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain next to the Yangtze River
The floodplains in Shangri-La
The floodplains in Shangri-La
Panorama of the floodplains during the Tibetan Horse-Racing Festival
Panorama of the floodplains during the Tibetan Horse-Racing Festival
Tibetan tents
Tibetan tents
Hooping cigarettes - carnival game
Hooping cigarettes – carnival game
View over the floodplains in Shangri-La
View over the floodplains in Shangri-La
View from the wooded forest of Shangri-La
View from the wooded forest of Shangri-La
Epic views of the Yangtze river
Epic views of the Yangtze river
Tibetan Buddhism monument called a stupa
Tibetan Buddhism monument called a stupa
Panorama of a bend in the Yangtze
Panorama of a bend in the Yangtze
Where a smaller river meets the Yangtze
Where a smaller river meets the Yangtze
Beautiful
Beautiful
Farmland on the banks of the river
Farmland on the banks of the river
Sunrise in the mountains
Sunrise in the mountains

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Shao Kao - BBQ in Yunnan. Homemade in a wok with some chicken wire
Shao Kao – BBQ in Yunnan. Homemade in a wok with some chicken wire
Typical breakfast - homemade mantou, chilli sauce and hard-boiled eggs
Typical breakfast – homemade mantou, chilli sauce and hard-boiled eggs
Another stupa in Old Town, Shangri-La
Another stupa in Old Town, Shangri-La
The world's biggest Tibetan Prayer Wheel. In Old Town, Shangri-La
The world’s biggest Tibetan Prayer Wheel. In Old Town, Shangri-La

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Old Town, Shangri-La. Tibetan prayer flags
Old Town, Shangri-La. Tibetan prayer flags
Clouded view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the Yangtze river
Clouded view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the Yangtze river

Green Valley, Raging River

A trip we took earlier this year to a place in China called Fugong. Here are some of the photos.

Side street
Side street
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Typical Breakfast. Steamed buns, chinese donut (you tiao) and soy bean in a bowl
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Infamous Yak Butter Tea – salty and rancid tasting…

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