Small world, far away
![Châu Thành (Vietnam)](https://b1774570.smushcdn.com/1774570/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ben-Tre-Island_0-8-1024x683.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Navigating along the Mekong Delta, there is an island where time seems to slow down and stories remain hidden amidst the gentle embrace of nature
Mekong Boat Life
![Mekong Boat](https://b1774570.smushcdn.com/1774570/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mekong-Boat-Life_0-0-1024x683.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Navigating the Mekong Delta’s boats reveals a unique life—barefoot hospitality, mutual trust, and an intimate connection with water and community
Good Morning, Vietnam
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In the city of Can Tho, Vietnam, lives unfold in a single room, revealing stories of care, hope, and adaptation within the boundaries of everyday life
Dadad Dolls in Saigon
![Bui Thinh Da - Dadad Dool](https://b1774570.smushcdn.com/1774570/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dolly_AVanni_001__1200365-1024x577.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vietnamese artist Bui Thinh Da creates porcelain dolls that challenge beauty standards, exploring diversity and confronting prejudices
Tran Quoc Toan’s Poetry
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In Can Tho, Tran Quoc Toan Street is decorated with murals by Vietnamese artists depicting local life and celebrating Tet, the Lunar New Year.
The Heart of Vietnam
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In the heart of Can Tho, Vietnam, life unfolds with gentle grace, and time seems to stand still, immersed in the simplicity of daily routines, the warmth of welcoming people, and the beauty of a slow, deliberate life
The window to infinity
![Cai Rang Market](https://b1774570.smushcdn.com/1774570/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSCF1855-1024x683.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Our gazes meet on the Mekong, a silent encounter, and who knows how many other stories have intertwined here, between the eyes and the river
Deliver us from Evil
![Vinh Long Market - ©Fabio Lovati, 2024](https://b1774570.smushcdn.com/1774570/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Liberaci-dal-male-5-1024x683.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Amidst the Wet Market’s bustle, an uneasy acceptance of life and death unfolds, challenging my understanding of culture and humanity
The teaching of rain
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In the rain-soaked streets of Cao Lanh, a silent smile and a small gesture revealed the beauty of kindness in waiting
I need time
![Saigon Post Office - Fabio Lovati, ©2024](https://b1774570.smushcdn.com/1774570/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Saigon-Post-Office_0-0-1024x682.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Nostalgia lingers in the Saigon Post Office, where thoughts and wishes are still written on pieces of paper, recalling intimate moments of a bygone era
Coffee in Luang Prabang is a serious affair
![Big Tree Cafe](https://b1774570.smushcdn.com/1774570/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Laos_AlidaVanni_1b-1024x577.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
In Luang Prabang, coffee is produced sustainably, linking the well-being of the land to a stable market and concrete opportunities for the local families who cultivate it
A 3°class train to the Mekong
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Traveling to the rhythm of the screeching train tracks, amid the suffocating heat, uncomfortable wooden seats, and a variety of smells that overlap as we approach the border between Thailand and Laos