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Portfolio: Asia

Welcome to Asia, a region of extreme cultural diversity

Where one can find seas of rice [near Vang Vieng, Laos]...

...and seas of skyscrapers [Hong Kong from Mount Victoria]

Where there are sleepy backcountry roads[Laos]...

...and bustling city streets [Hong Kong]

Where simple bamboo huts [near Vientiane, Laos]...

...are standing in the shade of gargantuan buildings [Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei]

...Where unspoilt, paradise-like beaches [on Koh Surin Island, Thailand]...

...are contrasted by bays of high-rises [Skyline at the Singapore River]

Where colourful boats abound [Chumphon, Thailand]...

...just as colourful testaments to the past [in Luang Prabang, Laos]

Where symbols of all religions have their place [Wat Pho, Bangkok]...

Where symbols of all religions have their place [Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore]...

Where symbols of all religions have their place [Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur]...

...and peaceful temples abound [Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai]...

...and peaceful temples abound [Wat Chedi Luang , Chiang Mai]...

...and peaceful temples abound [Hsien-Tien Temple, Taipei]...

...just as skyscrapers do [Hong Kong Skyline]

Where the intricate architecture of the ancient world [Wat Phra Kheo, Bangkok]...

...meets Colonial Style buildings and modern-day office towers [Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur]

Where the Stupas of the old world reach for the sky [Pha That Luang, Vientiane, Laos]...

Where the Stupas of the old world reach for the sky [Wat Arun, Bangkok]...

...just as their modern-day counterparts do [Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur]

Welcome to the region that unites historic heritage...

...with the pleasures of the modern world [Hong Kong at Chinese New Year]

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