Vietnam | by Kiran Kreer

Journey Through Central Highlands, Vietnam

Kiran Kreer — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:27:03 +0000

An album long due… My 10 day journey started in mid May 2014 with renting a motorbike in Hoi An, getting a map and contacting local NGOs and friends. With a trip of over 1500km planned of visiting the mountain tribes, Bahnar people, minorities and seeing the culture of the Central Highlands. I started off […]

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The Children of Vinh Son 4 Orphanage, Vietnam

Kiran Kreer — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 05:29:17 +0000

Vinh Son Orphanage, established in 2001, then received their non-profit status July 26, 2005. Currently housing about 175 children from the Central Highland poor villages. During my recent motorbike trip to the Central Highlands, I was lucky to have found and visited an orphanage here in Kon Tum district with a close friend of mine, […]

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Mama Red Dao Of Ta Phin Mountain

Kiran Kreer — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 03:05:15 +0000

I finally met a local Red Dao who took me in to live with her family for two days. With the help of locals, Sapa O’Chau (Shu Tan) who guided me and led me to stay in a village in Ta Phin, Sapa. The Red Dao people originated from China and migrated to Vietnam starting around the […]

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Living With The Red Dao Tribe, Ta Phin Mountain | Vietnam

Kiran Kreer — Fri, 16 May 2014 14:33:21 +0000

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Capturing the Real Streets of Hanoi, Vietnam

Kiran Kreer — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:22:53 +0000

I stayed in Hanoi for about 3 days before heading up to the Bac Ha mountains. I was here to meet some local contacts and friends that could help me with leads to the tribal village I was looking for. Staying in Hanoi isn’t cheap, compared to other cities in Vietnam, I spend my days […]

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Riding to Can Cau Market, Bac Ha, Vietnam

Kiran Kreer — Sat, 10 May 2014 14:44:59 +0000

After a 15 hour sleeper bus trip from Hanoi to Lao Cai, at about 7am I met with my local contact Shu Tan, from Sapa O’Chau a socially conscious trekking service & a volunteer school. From Lao Cai we took a drive to Bac Ha which is about 2 hour away. After doing some research I discovered […]

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Bamboo Pipes of Hanoi, Vietnam

Kiran Kreer — Fri, 02 May 2014 03:51:13 +0000

I was walking through a street in Hanoi and found myself is a place made only for bamboo sales. The streets were covered with it. Vietnamese Bamboo Pipe for Smoking Tobacco. The most popular pipe used for smoking Thuoc Lao, also known as the farmer’s pipe, a popular past time of the pavements of Hanoi. […]

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The Waves Of Hoi An, Vietnam

Kiran Kreer — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 07:41:24 +0000

Hoi An, also Faifoo, is a city of Vietnam, on the coast of the East Sea in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the […]

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