BOLIVIA | Monday, 3 Dec 2007 | Views [3385]
La Paz is like one huge outdoor market. Locals are selling everything imaginable. We met up today with our friends Valerie and Bas, who are transiting through La Paz and heading south on a trip through the Salar de Uyuni with us. On the top of our list ... Read more >
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PERU | Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 | Views [1339]
The opportunities for importing Peruvian handicraft abounds here. While good, unique product here is not cheap, sourcing from local villages is a must. We perused the stalls and stores, snapping up a few samples and taking photos of really neat handicrafts ... Read more >
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ECUADOR | Saturday, 3 Nov 2007 | Views [1154]
The Saturday market in Otavalo is one of the biggest handicraft markets in all of South America. Beautifully dressed indigenous locals stream into this small town early Saturday morning to set up their colorful stalls. There are a ton of foreigners ... Read more >
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EGYPT | Wednesday, 8 Aug 2007 | Views [3808]
Exploring
the local back streets of Mansoura, Egypt, is a fascinating experience.
Our friends Kim and Dennis are living in this northern Nile delta town
that is rich with life and culture. This is the first predominately
Muslim country we've ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Sunday, 8 Jul 2007 | Views [1111]
You can seemingly get anything you need here in HCMC, for a cheap price, and in bulk. It's like a giant Costco, Mervyns, Barnes and Noble, Home Depot, pharmacy and illicit drug market all in one city block. Young girls cruise in and out of cafes and ... Read more >
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CAMBODIA | Saturday, 30 Jun 2007 | Views [2652]
Many enterprising Cambodians line the streets in highly touristed areas - each of the big temple/sites in Angkor, and on the streets of popular tourist cities of Siem Ream and Phnom Penh, into what we'll term as the portable "strip mall" or ... Read more >
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MYANMAR | Saturday, 19 May 2007 | Views [1015]
We awoke early to the sound of long-tail boat motors revving up and speeding down the river channel en route to another days work. Life on the river and lake buzzes with activity. Men stand in long, narrow wooden long-tail boats scooping out massive ... Read more >
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