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02/06/2026

Le grand marchĂ© de HanoĂŻ, construit Ă  l’époque socialiste, entre hĂ©ritage en bĂ©ton et vie quotidienne aujourd’hui.
Hanoi’s main market, built during the socialist era, between concrete heritage and everyday life today.

02/06/2026

Bangkok. Un marchĂ© entier dĂ©diĂ© aux amulettes bouddhistes. Certaines protĂšgent, certaines attirent l’amour, certaines sont
 difficiles Ă  dĂ©crire. Chacune a une histoire. Chacune a un prix.

Bangkok. An entire market dedicated to Buddhist amulets. Some protect, some attract love, some are harder to explain. Every single one has a story. Every single one has a price.

26/05/2026

Ninh Binh. BĂątiment d’État en dĂ©crĂ©pitude, bĂ©ton qui s’effrite, humiditĂ© tropicale. SĂ©ance du mardi. Pas de clim, pas d’abonnement, pas de miroirs. Juste des piliers communistes et la volontĂ©.

Ninh Binh. Decaying state building, crumbling concrete, tropical humidity. Tuesday workout. No AC, no membership, no mirrors. Just communist pillars and the will to keep going.

23/05/2026

Luang Prabang. Tout le monde vient pour les temples et les moines. Personne ne regarde les vestiges de l’art communiste pathet lao planquĂ©s entre les pagodes.

Everyone comes for the monks and the temples. Nobody looks at the Pathet Lao communist art hiding between the pagodas. Both have been there just as long.

22/05/2026

PrĂšs de Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Un village entier figĂ© dans l’esthĂ©tique maoĂŻste. Les slogans sont peints sur les murs, les portraits sont accrochĂ©s aux portes. Les habitants vivent dedans depuis toujours.

Near Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. An entire village frozen in Maoist aesthetics. Slogans painted on every wall, portraits on every door. The locals never left. Neither did the revolution.

21/05/2026

Dali, Yunnan. Tout le monde vient pour le lac et les temples Bai. Personne ne parle de l’art communiste planquĂ© entre les ruelles. Les fresques sont toujours lĂ . Mao aussi.

Everyone comes to Dali for the lake and the Bai temples. Nobody mentions the communist art hiding between the alleys. The murals are still there. So is Mao.

19/05/2026

Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Une architecture thaĂŻe bouddhiste, des immeubles communistes des annĂ©es 80 et des complexes touristiques postmodernes kitsch. Dans la mĂȘme rue. Personne n’a l’air de trouver ça bizarre.
Buddhist Thai temples, Soviet-era communist blocks and postmodern tourist resorts. Same street. Nobody bats an eye. Only in Yunnan.

18/05/2026

Dans certains parcs touristiques chinois tu peux te dĂ©guiser en soldat de l’ArmĂ©e rouge pour 5 yuan, poser devant un portrait de Mao et repartir avec des photos que ta famille ne comprendra jamais.
For 5 yuan, China will dress you up as a Red Army soldier, stand you in front of a Mao portrait and send you home with photos your family will never understand.

17/05/2026

Le train entre Phnom Penh et Kampot existe. Peu de gens le savent. Encore moins l’ont pris.
The slowest train in Southeast Asia. No AC, no tourists, no regrets.

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