We stopped in a small village near Ha Giang in northern Vietnam for no other reason than to see if there was anyone around who would invite us in so that I could get some …
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Who can say no to happy water?
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A morning cycling tour in Hanoi
It was a dreary morning with grey skies and some drizzle and I was to cycle 17 km, around the West Lake in Hanoi. “Would you like a helmet?” my guide Hung asked when we …
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The rice paper factory
The hard-working ladies in the rice paper factory in the Mekong delta, Vietnam, were used to visitors and paid no attention whatsoever to the tourists staring at them. While it was certainly very interesting to …
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Kalahari miracles
If you lose your mobile phone during a game drive in the Kalahari wilderness, where you have been driving off track most of the time, what are the odds that it will ever be found …
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On the suricate’s tail
When you are in the Kalahari desert in Botswana, what makes you jump out of bed before sunrise, hop into a jeep and lie on prickly grass holding your camera in an awkward position? The …
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Mister Tongue
The previous days of our safari in the Okavango delta in Botswana we had seen two lionesses, each with three cubs, the most charming little creatures one could possibly imagine (see earlier blog posts). But …
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Voracious and mischievous
I was just so happy: having seen a leopard cub on the first morning of my first safari had put me in a state of bliss. What else could I wish for? Well, maybe a …
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The proud mother
Help! The jeep suddenly veered off the track and headed straight into the bush. It looked a little like this, but denser: Logs broke underneath the jeep, branches cracked against its sides, branches and leaves …
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The Varanasi weavers
The weavers were so quick in their movements that it was difficult to see what they were doing. There is a long tradition of silk weaving in Varanasi, and the silk from here is renowned …
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Floating on the Ganges
The sun was just rising and I was absolutely sure that it was a corpse I saw next to our little boat. It was with some relief that I noticed that the man moved, he …
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