For those that have been following my journey here (the blog, Twitter, Facebook etc), it’s likely you’ve read my post titled The End. It was a time when I’d reached the point where I was prepared to let go of photography and try to get on with my life without it. The problem was, it […]
Monthly Archives: July 2013
July
28
Ten thousand Buddhas and a smoking monk
posted by Adam Robert Young
Admiring the view from my bedroom window, I often notice a temple of some kind with a small pagoda on the roof and wonder what lies inside. Well, I wonder no more. Last week I took a wander in the general direction of the pagoda and ended up spending a couple of hours inside (thanks […]
July
19
Only in Vietnam!
posted by Adam Robert Young
If there’s one thing you can’t live without here in Saigon, it’s a motorbike, and bikes and scooters are a central part of life here. If you don’t have a bike of your own, though, you can always take a motorcycle taxi, or xe ôm. Their drivers hang around on corners waiting for clients, and […]
July
18
Life in the Block
posted by Adam Robert Young
One thing I’ve noted about squatter communities is that they always seem to be quite close-knit groups. I took a trip back to the abandoned apartment block in District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City last weekend and discovered that the block is a self-contained residential area, with people not only living and playing in […]
July
12
The Block
posted by Adam Robert Young
Five minutes scooter ride from downtown Ho Chi Minh City stands an old decrepit building in District 5 of the metropolis. This fourteen-story monolith is home to a large community of squatters, and my latest and greatest discovery here. Some of the mailboxes at the base of the building. “Loi ra” means “exit” OK, honestly, […]
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