After two days in Saigon, the 2016 Jim Cline Photo Tours Vietnam Explorer Tour left Saigon on our private boat for a trip down into the Mekong Delta, our destination, Can Tho. Can Tho is the biggest city in South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, with an estimated population of 1.5 million. The name Can Tho comes from […]
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Hidden Cambodia: In Search of the Stone Elephant of Srah Damrie
Lonley Planet, Trip Advisor, Rough Guides, CNN, BBC and National Geographic have all listed Angkor Wat as one of the top, “must see” destinations on the planet, and for good reason. Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world, surpassing even the pyramids of Giza in size and stature. Cambodia now sees more […]
Harvard University Exhibition: A Common Humanity
On March 7th, I received some unexpected correspondence from Harvard University, requesting my participation in their annual International Relations Week event. Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts established 1636, is one of the world’s most prestigious universities and is the United States’ oldest institution of higher learning. Harvard is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to […]
Vietnam Explorer Photo Tour: Saigon
The 2016 Vietnam Explorer Photo Tour is off to a great start with eight enthusiastic photographers, eager to explore this amazing country. We spent our first day, cameras in hand, wandering around Saigon or “Ho Chi Minh City” if you prefer. We visited many of Saigon’s icons including the spectacular turn-of-the-century Colonial French Post Office, the […]
India: Gujarat & the Malabar Coast Photo Tour #3
After our last shoot in Cochin, our group of ten photographers flew to Ahmadebad and quickly went to work exploring and photographing the ancient city through its narrow lanes and bylanes. Consisting of small neighborhoods, called Pols, the historic district is the backbone and heartbeat of the old city of Ahmedabad. In recent years, families […]
India: Gujarat & the Malabar Coast Photo Tour #2
Leaving Mumbai in the morning, we flew south to Cochin and on arrival, immediately drove straight to Thissur and quickly checked into our hotel. Our goal was to reach a local elephant festival where we had the chance to photograph 30 extravagantly decorated elephants carrying deities from neighboring temples as they arrived at the local […]
India: Gujarat & the Malabar Coast
With a fantastic group of enthusiastic photographers from around the United States and the world, we’re now into the first few days of the 2016 India: Gujarat & the Malabar Coast photo tour. Our first stop was Mumbai where we photographed Dhobi Ghat Mumbai’s oldest and largest outdoor laundry service. Next we explored Dhavari slum, […]
India Pushkar Photo Tour 2015: Part 2, Delhi to Jodhpur
After our afternoon explorations in Delhi, including the Sikh temple and the Quatab Minar, we returned to our hotel for our final evening in the sprawling capital city. In the morning we boarded our flight to the Blue City of Jodhpur. Upon arrival we checked into the legendary Ajit Bhawan Hotel, built exclusively for Majaraja […]
India Pushkar Photo Tour 2015: Part 1, Delhi
Happy new year to all, I hope your year is off to a good start. It’s hard to believe that it’s already Jan 20th and I’m just now getting around to posting some pictures from the sold out 2015 India Pushkar Fair Photo tour, which took place back in November. The annual Pushkar Photo Tour […]
Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour 2015: Part 4
The 2015 Jim Cline Photo Tours Amazing Myanmar Tour continued with our photographic explorations around Mandalay city, Mingun , Amarapura and Pyin Oo Lwin. As most travelers to Mandalay do, we visited U Bein Bridge. U Bein bridge, undoubtedly Myanmar’s most famous bridge, spans the Taungthaman Lake near Amarapura. The 1.2-kilometre bridge was built around 1850 and […]
