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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Apr

This photo of Vince’s shows the Wat Rong Khun or White Temple. This Buddhist temple is in Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The original temple was in a bad state of repair by the end of the 20th century but there were no funds for...

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A face in the flames

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Mar

Here is another of Vince’s photos from a boxing competition he attended in Thailand. Can you see the face in the flames? Not in the top flare-up but the next one down. The face is side on and looking to the right. We had...

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fire eaters

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How high can you go?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Mar

This is Vince’s photo. It was taken in Thailand when he was lucky enough to go to a Thai boxing competition. Around 3,000 boxers marched onto a huge arena and, after a lot of ceremony, the competitions started. It wasn’t...

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Harvesting salt in Thailand

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Mar

While Vin was in Thailand, he was able to visit the Phetchaburi salt farms near Hua Hin. This area is Thailand’s leading producer of salt. The local farmers use traditional solar evaporation and the expansive salt pans have...

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Are you nuts about nuts?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Mar

Vince brought home these packets of nuts. They were given to him on Batik airlines. One is Spicy Salted Caramel and the other Cacao Cinnamon. It’s funny how ‘salted caramel’ has become flavour of the year and turns up everywhere....

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Butterflies in Thailand

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Mar

The photo (courtesy Kriengsak Jirasirirojanakorn, Wikimedia) shows butterflies in Kaeng Krachan National Park, a UNESCO-listed forest in Thailand. An hour-and-a-half from Hua Hin, the forest is home to over 250 butterfly species,...

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A hard day's work

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Feb

When Vince went to Thailand recently, he took a small suitcase and a backpack. Both had seen better days. The idea was that he’d buy new ones in Thailand as prices were likely to be cheaper. He would then leave the old ones...

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A building made of Legos maybe?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Feb

I wrote about Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur’s highest building. I was also intrigued by this building in Bangkok. It’s the King Power Mahanakhon, once the tallest skyscraper in the city. It looks like an incomplete skyscraper made...

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A fancy-looking building

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Feb

When Vince went to Thailand recently and spent a night in Kuala Lumpar in Malaya and the way there. While in KL, he took a photo of this magnificent building. He didn’t realise at the time that it was once the world's tallest...

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A question for you

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Feb

I’m sure we’ve all seen photos of some exotic Asian foods that seem very foreign to Westerners. I didn’t take much notice of the birds in this photo as I’ve seen similar images quite often before. But when I looked at the actual...

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What's in a name

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Feb

The title is a line that appears in a very old Australian poem. It goes on about how smitten the author is with a girl called Doreen. To Westerners like myself, some Asian names seem very strange and it’s hard not to laugh at...

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unusual names

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Look what I was given!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Feb

Do you believe this is a Louis Vuitton clutch? I don’t either but I’m still happy to have it. When Vince was going to Thailand, he asked me if there was anything I’d like. My small purse is getting very worn so I suggested a new...

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Made in Thailand

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Feb

My husband, Vince, has recently returned from a fortnight in Thailand. He took an old, small suitcase and a raggedy backpack. While there, he purchased a new suitcase and backpack and left the old ones behind. Prices are cheaper...

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beadwork

akha people

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Such a lot of work for a head-dress

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Feb

In case you’re wondering what the photo shows, it’s the back of one of the Akha women’s headdresses. The stitching and embroidery are all done by hand. Such a lot of work must go into these things. The Akhas live in the very...

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The speed boats travel too fast

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 1 Feb

We travelled in speed boats from Pattaya in Thailand to Coral Island. When the same boat cut across the ocean waters they move really fast. The travel too fast. Sitting in different positions in those boats is not that comfortable...

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A recent photo from Thailand

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Feb

Many of you would be aware that my husband, Vince, is in northern Thailand on a photographic trip. At the moment, they are north of Chang Rai, visiting the Akha people. He is with three others; one is a Belgian but lives in...

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Auto-correct from Bangkok

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jan

Vince has just rung from Bangkok. For some reason, I couldn’t answer him but we texted. He must have autocorrect turned on. I wrote about autocorrect recently. He took an old backpack and an old case. Both are pretty battered....

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Does your happiness depend on others

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Jan

Carrying on from my staying home on my own for a fortnight while Vince is off taking photos in Thailand, I read a book once about being happy. The only part I really remember is that you shouldn’t rely on someone else to make you...

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I'm looking forward to my 'alone' 'time

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Jan

In my last post I mentioned that Vince has gone to Thailand for a fortnight. I was surprised that members thought I might be lonely being on my own for that time. It’s very kind of you all to be concerned but I really enjoy time...

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I'll be home alone for a fortnight

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Jan

I’ve been away for three nights spending time with friends and generally relaxing. We came home yesterday and today Vince flies out to Thailand for a fortnight. He is meeting some photography friends there and they are visiting a...

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