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On the 20th of August me and a friend set on on a month long adventure around SE Asia. Being an inexperienced traveller i was wowed by some of the photography opportunities on our 'standard' travel route: one word...AMAZING. I felt like i was staring at a post card for the majority of our trip. Due to time restrictions, we started the generic route from Bangkok to Laos along the mekong river (so beautiful) and then travelled down Vietnam along the coast. Saw some of the best beaches i have ever seen here. This photo was taken in Hoi An in Vietnam. the small town is notorious for hand tailoring and its textiles which obviously i took full advantage of. However, having the creative brain that i do, it always is the little things that are noted! when we arrived there had been a huge monsoon and the bottom of town was completely flooded. we were eating in a restaurant when i saw the opportunity for this photograph as it really captures the Vietnamese culture and ethos. There is not one ounce of laziness in that country (contra to many of the english), so out came the small boat and the traditional Vietnamese rice hat and on this lady got with her work. At the time i was queuing for the bathroom when along bobbed this old woman past the back open door, obviously having had seen a perfect entrepreneurial opportunity to sell to the westerners. i was ambushed to buy a vast array of her home produced goods. I love this photograph, i like how it is framed and the atmosphere is gives off. For me it really sums up the traditional quaint town of Hoi An.