A lonely mother in the Polish countryside. Her husband works in Austria and her only son in the Netherlands. She travels every day by bus to her work in Opole one hour away.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
06 december 2007, Opole, Poland
A lonely mother in the Polish countryside. Her husband works in Austria and her only son in the Netherlands. She travels every day by bus to her work in Opole one hour away.
05 december 2007, Brüssow, Germany
Older skilled technicians are getting a new future in Polish companies that are moving their factories to East Germany. Polish workers are working in West Europe so companies in Poland have serious problems finding skilled laborers.
27 november 2007, Villiers le Bel
Damage caused by rioters last night in the Parisian suburb, Villiers le Bel. The riots started after 2 kids died in a collision between their motorbike and a police car.
Monday, December 17, 2007
10 october 2007, Bangalore, India
Learning handicrafts is a way for former prostitutes to make a living without going back to the sex industry.
09 october 2007 India
Biology class in Mathagondapalli in Tamil Nadu in South India. (drawing a cockroach).
30 september 2007
The top of the skull of a Yeti, the legendary abominable snowman. In the small monastery of Kumjung in the Nepalese Himalaya the monks guard this so called proof of the existence of the Yeti. It looks more like the skull of a yak with Down's syndrome to me.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
23 september 2007
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The trails in the Nepalese Himalayas are littered with temples and stupas. For more pictures and text (Dutch only) check out my weblog at Onze Wereld : http://www.onzewereld.nl/index.php?page=2&logId=4
20 september 2007
The highest colfcourse in the world? Nope, just an alpine meadow just above Namche Bazar ar 4000+ metres. Model: our trekkingguide Kami.
19 september 2007 Nepal
Due to the lack of roads everything in the Nepalese Himalaya is carried up by human force. The porters can carry up to a 100kg.
18 september 2007
On the way to the Mount Everest Basecamp we bumped into this newborn baby that gets an amulet tied around it's neck to protect against bad spirits.
Monday, October 08, 2007
14 september 2007
I don't know wether this skeleton, in a Hindu temple in Pathan, is going to play golf or something. It's clear even temples are not exempted from boyish graffiti.
13 september 2007
Ladies in Red. Today was a special Hindufestival for the women of Nepal. Tens of thousands of women dressed in red went into the streets dancing and praying.
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