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photographie-irie > Friendly Haitians and Mangos, Port au Prince to Leogane, Haiti
photographie-irie > Friendly Haitians, Port au Prince to Leogane, Haiti Standing out as we did in the crowd, we always seemed to attract positive attention.
photographie-irie > More Mangos, More Smiles, Port au Prince to Leogane, Haiti      Over 140 species of mango are grown in Haiti. It felt as if there were at least a similar variety of happy smiles. (The white smiley face was my travel partner, Jill.)
photographie-irie > Smiling Guy Street Scene, Port au Prince, Haiti      This would be my choice for poster person for Haiti, not the beggar. (Then again, maybe both.) The warmth and charm of Haitians we encountered was our strongest remembrance of the visit. This guy was selling beverages into our vehicle window as we passed very slowly in stop and go traffic. How could you not buy a drink from him?
photographie-irie > Catching the Rays Shoveling the Food, Bangkok, Thailand      More wonderful street food back in big time Bangkok. This is easy tourist stuff. Food on a stick, point and eat. You may not know what it is, but it doesn't appear that strange. Hot dogs, meat balls, meat balls, and more meat balls. Don't ask what kind of meat. It gets more interesting when the cart is full of raw materials and you have to explain what you want prepared. Best to watch locals order and say me too.
photographie-irie > Princess on Motorbike, Chaing Mai, Thailand      On our own ride up Doi Suthep mountain west of Chaing Mai to visit a temple and other lofty sites, this happy family passed while we were admiring the view. Classic SE Asia, the whole family on a bike, this one a very small family. But with helmets in hand in spite of being required under law, enforcement appears only sporadic when necessary to fill the local constabulary coffers. Hence little girl with tiara instead of helmet, riding at 50 KPH or so, hanging on to daddy's neck for safety. Smiling in the Land of Smiles (LOS), Thailand.
photographie-irie > Thoughtful Lao Boy, Ban Sang Hae, Laos      Among the children I engaged while my friends were shopping was this boy. It seemed to me that serious street sense and lots of experience with funny, rich tourists had made him proficient at checking out all the angles, as he thoughtfully demonstrates here. Kids get very savvy very quickly in these settings. No rush, this is Laos. Hmmmm.
photographie-irie > Pak Ou Grottoes Kids , Mekong River, Laos           About two hours north of Luang Prabang by covered longtail boat on the Mekong River, Pak Ou Grottoes is a series of sacred Buddhist caves filled with Buddhas and statues at the confluence of the Nam Ou River. A short climb from the river brings you to various levels of caves, at one of which where these young girls were selling mangos. The fruit were small and sour, but the girls were sweet and friendly so made the sale. Between here and Luang Prabang is another fine stop on the other side of the Mekong along the way. Ban Sang Hae is a small village dedicated to the production of a local rice whiskey called lao lao. This local specialty firewater is fairly potent stuff, and comes in a variety of handsome bottles. Along the river tubing trip in Vangvieng, competing riverside bars will offer free shots of this fine stuff in trying to attract floaters to their establishment to swing or zip line into the river between Beer Laos. Definitely something to bring home, of course for the handsome local packaging.
photographie-irie > Little Hmong Parasol Smile, Coc Ly, Vietnam      This is the normal reaction I tend to get when offering to take a picture. Showing the result on the back of the camera can make you a big center of attention.
Friendly Haitians and Mangos, Port au Prince to Leogane, Haiti
photographie-irie > Friendly Haitians and Mangos, Port au Prince to Leogane, Haiti
Friendly Haitians and Mangos, Port au Prince to Leogane, Haiti
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