En helt vanlig kväll vid Dubaiviken. Foto: Anders Thorsell. Dubaiviken, Dubai Creek, är det engelska namnet till trots ingen flod utan en 10 km lång havsarm med smal mynning som skapar en utmärkt naturlig hamn. Platsen har länge varit bebodd och är sedan 1833 kärnan i emiratet Dubai med den gamla staden och hamnen Bur Dubai på ena sidan och det traditionella kommersiella centrumet Deira på andra sidan med bland andra krydd- och guldsouk.
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Dubai Creek or Khor Dubai is a saltwater creek located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.
Här hittar du resebilder tagna under resor i 88 olika länder. Fokus ligger på resefoto från Sydostasien och Östeuropa. Vi säljer resebilder till press och media. [Klicka här för kontaktuppgifter] Foto: Anders Thorsell.
måndag 30 april 2012
söndag 29 april 2012
Zhuhai
I Zhuhai, Kina, råder ett frodigt tropiskt klimat och staden stoltserar med sina trädgårdar. Mer än 80 procent av stadens yta på 7 660 kvadratkilometer utgörs av hav och med sina 146 öar kan Zhuhai skryta med fantastiska stränder och orörd natur.
Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Zhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south. Zhuhai was one of the original Special Economic Zones established in the 1980s. Zhuhai is also one of China's premier tourist destinations, being called the Chinese Riviera.
Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Zhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south. Zhuhai was one of the original Special Economic Zones established in the 1980s. Zhuhai is also one of China's premier tourist destinations, being called the Chinese Riviera.
lördag 28 april 2012
"Trafiksäkerhet" i Kambodja
Så här skriver Sveriges ambassad i Phnom Penh om trafiksäkerheten i Kambodja:
Överlastade fordon kombinerat med hasardartad bilkörning bidrar till en betydlig risk för trafikolyckor. Vägnätet i övrigt håller på att upprustas men en majoritet av de mindre vägarna är fortfarande i dåligt skick. Foto: Anders Thorsell.
Traffic security is unknown in the chaotic traffic of Cambodia, particularly Phnom Penh.
Överlastade fordon kombinerat med hasardartad bilkörning bidrar till en betydlig risk för trafikolyckor. Vägnätet i övrigt håller på att upprustas men en majoritet av de mindre vägarna är fortfarande i dåligt skick. Foto: Anders Thorsell.
Traffic security is unknown in the chaotic traffic of Cambodia, particularly Phnom Penh.
fredag 27 april 2012
Tågstationen i Durrës
Durres i Albanien är en hamnstad i mellersta Albanien. Den är centralort i distriktet Durrës och residensstad för Durrësprefekturen. Staden hade 99 546 invånare vid den senaste folkräkningen (2001) och är landets näst största stad. Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about 33 km west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian city of Bari.
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Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about 33 km west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian city of Bari.
torsdag 26 april 2012
Sathon - # 81
En futuristisk bild från Sathon i Bangkok. Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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A futuristic picture from the BRT station in Sathon Bangkok, Thailand. The BRT is a new bus transport system in Bangkok. The bus uses on a dedicated bus lane that cannot be used by cars. For that the bus can always drive and is not hindered by traffic jams.
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A futuristic picture from the BRT station in Sathon Bangkok, Thailand. The BRT is a new bus transport system in Bangkok. The bus uses on a dedicated bus lane that cannot be used by cars. For that the bus can always drive and is not hindered by traffic jams.
onsdag 25 april 2012
Thiri Mingalar Market - # 82
De hygieniska förhållandena är kanske inte de bästa på Thiri Mingalar Market i Rangoon, Burma. Men det är en underbar plats att ta del av den lokala atmosfären. Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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For a cacophony of people, fish and noise head to the Thiri Mingalar market of a morning – but you better go early. Myanmar people like to get up and get their trade going before sunrise. It’s a good oportunity to mix with local people, see how they use ice to keep the fish cool and pick up something good to eat.
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For a cacophony of people, fish and noise head to the Thiri Mingalar market of a morning – but you better go early. Myanmar people like to get up and get their trade going before sunrise. It’s a good oportunity to mix with local people, see how they use ice to keep the fish cool and pick up something good to eat.
tisdag 24 april 2012
Erawan shrine - # 83, 84
The Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to eliminate the bad karma believed caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date. The hotel's construction was delayed by a series of mishaps, including cost overruns, injuries to laborers, and the loss of a shipload of Italian marble intended for the building. Furthermore, the Ratchaprasong Intersection had once been used to put criminals on public display.
An astrologer advised building the shrine to counter the negative influences. The Brahma statue was designed and built by the Department of Fine Arts and enshrined on 9 November 1956. The hotel's construction thereafter proceeded without further incident. In 1987, the hotel was demolished and the site used for the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel.
A popular tourist attraction, it often features performances by resident Thai dance troupes, who are hired by worshippers in return for seeing their prayers at the shrine answered. On 21 March 2006, a man vandalised the shrine and was killed by bystanders.
Foto: Anders Thorsell
An astrologer advised building the shrine to counter the negative influences. The Brahma statue was designed and built by the Department of Fine Arts and enshrined on 9 November 1956. The hotel's construction thereafter proceeded without further incident. In 1987, the hotel was demolished and the site used for the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel.
A popular tourist attraction, it often features performances by resident Thai dance troupes, who are hired by worshippers in return for seeing their prayers at the shrine answered. On 21 March 2006, a man vandalised the shrine and was killed by bystanders.
Foto: Anders Thorsell
måndag 23 april 2012
Banyan tree - # 85, 86
Se solnedgången med en drink i handen på takrestaurangen Vertigo Bar i Bangkok, Thailand. Foto: Anders Thorsell.
Perched 61 floors above the city on the roof of the sultry Banyan Tree Hotel, Vertigo and its Moon Bar are tops for great views. Bangkok's cityscape, the winding Chao Praya river and the soccer ball sun sinking below the horizon are best enjoyed with a glass of fine Crystal, or wine and cocktails.
Photo: Anders Thorsell
Perched 61 floors above the city on the roof of the sultry Banyan Tree Hotel, Vertigo and its Moon Bar are tops for great views. Bangkok's cityscape, the winding Chao Praya river and the soccer ball sun sinking below the horizon are best enjoyed with a glass of fine Crystal, or wine and cocktails.
Photo: Anders Thorsell
söndag 22 april 2012
lördag 21 april 2012
More fun - # 87
It’s More Fun in the Philippines. Det är en officiell kampanj som lanserades i januari 2012. Den fick stort genomslag i hemlandet och följdes av skojiga parodier på temat. Foto: Anders Thorsell
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'It’s More Fun in the Philippines' is the slogan of a tourism campaign launched by the Filipino government in January 2012. Mainly due to its similarity to the 1951 Swiss tourism slogan 'It’s More Fun in Switzerland,' the phrase has since become a subject of captioned parodies and spawned hundreds of tongue-in-cheek image macros based on the phrasal template 'X, More fun in the Philippines.'
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'It’s More Fun in the Philippines' is the slogan of a tourism campaign launched by the Filipino government in January 2012. Mainly due to its similarity to the 1951 Swiss tourism slogan 'It’s More Fun in Switzerland,' the phrase has since become a subject of captioned parodies and spawned hundreds of tongue-in-cheek image macros based on the phrasal template 'X, More fun in the Philippines.'
Etiketter:
Philippines
fredag 20 april 2012
Koncentration - # 88
Full koncentration på Ati-Atihanfestivalen i Boracay, Filippinerna. Januari 2012.
Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Full concentration during the Ati-Atihan festival in Boracay, Philippines.
Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Full concentration during the Ati-Atihan festival in Boracay, Philippines.
Etiketter:
Boracay,
Filippinerna,
Philippines
torsdag 19 april 2012
Dinagyang - # 89
Ännu en bild från Dinagyangfestivalen i Iloilo city, Filippinerna. Foto: Anders Thorsell.
Another picture from the Dinagyang festival in Iloilo city, Philippines.
Another picture from the Dinagyang festival in Iloilo city, Philippines.
måndag 16 april 2012
The monk - # 90
En munk samlar in pengar i Rangoon, Burma. / A monk is collecting money in Rangoon, Burma. /Anders Thorsell
söndag 15 april 2012
Cebu pacific air - # 91
Cebu Pacific Air, is based on the grounds of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila Terminal 3), Pasay City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It offers scheduled flights to both domestic and international destinations. Cebu Pacific Air is currently the country's leading domestic carrier, serving the most domestic destinations with the largest number flights and routes, and equipped with the youngest fleet. Cebu Pacific carried more than 10 million passengers in 2010.
Photo: Anders Thorsell
Photo: Anders Thorsell
lördag 14 april 2012
Game on - # 92
Varje kväll en timme innan solnedgång spelas det strandfotboll på Ko Samet, Thailand.
Foto: Anders Thorsell
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Beach football @ Ko Samet, Thailand.
Foto: Anders Thorsell
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Beach football @ Ko Samet, Thailand.
fredag 13 april 2012
Iloilo international film festival - # 93
Angelia Gabrena Ong cuts the ribbon together with with mayor Jed Patrick and other local celebrities at the Iloilo International Film Festival in Iloilo city, January 2012.
The Film Development Council of the Philippines and the local government of Iloilo held the 2012 Iloilo International Film Festival on January 19-21 at the SM Cinema in Iloilo City. This was the second year that the FDCP, in partnership with the city government of Iloilo under Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and SM Iloilo, was staging a film festival in the city, after the first successful festival in January 2011.
Photo: Anders Thorsell
The Film Development Council of the Philippines and the local government of Iloilo held the 2012 Iloilo International Film Festival on January 19-21 at the SM Cinema in Iloilo City. This was the second year that the FDCP, in partnership with the city government of Iloilo under Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and SM Iloilo, was staging a film festival in the city, after the first successful festival in January 2011.
Photo: Anders Thorsell
Etiketter:
Angelia Gabrena Ong,
Jed Patrick
torsdag 12 april 2012
Ratchaprasong, Bangkok - # 94
Ratchaprasong is the name of an intersection, and a shopping district named after it in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, adjacent to Siam District. Located at the BTS Skytrain's Chit Lom Station and the intersection of Phloenchit, Rama I and Ratchadamri Roads. The area is home to many shopping malls and hotels.
Photo: Anders Thorsell
Photo: Anders Thorsell
onsdag 11 april 2012
Sliema - Malta
En panoramabild från Sliema, Malta. Foto: Anders Thorsell.
Ordet Sliema betyder frid, vilket syftar till att orten en gång i tiden var en liten stillsam fiskeby tvärsöver den stora hamnen i Valletta. I början på 1900-talet utvecklades Sliema väldigt fort till en semesterby för invånarna i Valletta. Längs med Sliema går en fantastisk strandpromenad som är flera kilometer lång och som är perfekt att både och jogga på. Längs promenaden finns det även en hel del sittplatser där man kan slå sig ner och njuta av den vackra vyn över Valletta åt ena hållet och det öppna havet på andra sidan.
På kvällarna fungerar strandpromenaden som en mötesplats för lokalbefolkningen där de sitter och pratar långt in på natten.
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Panorama picture from Sliema, Malta.
Ordet Sliema betyder frid, vilket syftar till att orten en gång i tiden var en liten stillsam fiskeby tvärsöver den stora hamnen i Valletta. I början på 1900-talet utvecklades Sliema väldigt fort till en semesterby för invånarna i Valletta. Längs med Sliema går en fantastisk strandpromenad som är flera kilometer lång och som är perfekt att både och jogga på. Längs promenaden finns det även en hel del sittplatser där man kan slå sig ner och njuta av den vackra vyn över Valletta åt ena hållet och det öppna havet på andra sidan.
På kvällarna fungerar strandpromenaden som en mötesplats för lokalbefolkningen där de sitter och pratar långt in på natten.
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Panorama picture from Sliema, Malta.
tisdag 10 april 2012
Valletta - Malta
Valletta är en stad på ön Malta och huvudstad i republiken Malta. Enligt folkräkningen 2000 har staden 7 048 invånare. Valletta grundades av Johanniterordens ledare Jean Parisot de la Valette den 28 mars 1566, då orden, som länge hade regerat över ön, valde att grunda en ny stad på Scebberrashalvön precis efter slutet av Maltas belägring. Detta för att förstärka ordens position på Malta. Staden designades av Francesco Lapparelli, och många viktiga byggnader byggdes av Gerolamo Cassar. Foto: Anders Thorsell
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Valletta, Malta’s capital and a World Heritage site, is nothing short of an open-air museum. It is a living experience of Baroque architecture, a monument donated by the Knights of St John nearly five centuries ago. Throughout the years, Valletta has welcomed emperors, heads of state, artists and poets and is now the permanent seat of the Maltese government.
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Valletta, Malta’s capital and a World Heritage site, is nothing short of an open-air museum. It is a living experience of Baroque architecture, a monument donated by the Knights of St John nearly five centuries ago. Throughout the years, Valletta has welcomed emperors, heads of state, artists and poets and is now the permanent seat of the Maltese government.
måndag 9 april 2012
tisdag 3 april 2012
måndag 2 april 2012
Chiang Mai - # 96
En lite crazy bild från Chiang Mai night bazaar. Kolla killen i vänster nederkant :-)
Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Crazy picture from the Chiang Mai night bazaar in Thailand. Check out the kid to the far left :-)
Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Crazy picture from the Chiang Mai night bazaar in Thailand. Check out the kid to the far left :-)
Etiketter:
Chiang Mai,
Thailand
söndag 1 april 2012
Val i Burma - # 97
I dag, den 1 april 2012, hålls det historiska valet i Burma där fredspristagaren Aung San Suu Kyi tillåts ställa upp för första gången. Men hennes parti, NLD, kan i bästa fall vinna en symbolisk seger. Läs mer i DN:s artikel.
Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Thumbs up in Rangoon, Burma. Photo by Anders Thorsell.
Foto: Anders Thorsell.
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Thumbs up in Rangoon, Burma. Photo by Anders Thorsell.
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