DAILY PHOTO: Malacca River Colorscape

View of Malacca River from the east bank riverwalk.
View of the Malacca River from Chan Koon Cheng Bridge.
View of Malacca River from the east bank riverwalk.

DAILY PHOTO: Garden Art, Buak Hat Park

DAILY PHOTO: Wat Hosantinimit, Vientiane

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Photograph of Wat Hosantinimit in Vientiane, Laos -- a Buddhist temple located near the Patuxay.

DAILY PHOTO: Boats on the Mekong, Luang Prabang

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A photograph taken on the Mekong River as it flows past Luang Prabang in Laos.

DAILY PHOTO: Mountains in the Haze

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Taken in Northern Vietnam, Sapa District, showing village and mountains.

DAILY PHOTO: Pai River

DAILY PHOTO: Sân Bóng Sóc Hà

DAILY PHOTO: Pha That Luang, Vientiane

DAILY PHOTO: Luang Namtha Farm

PROMPT: Live Anywhere

Daily writing prompt
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Someplace inexpensive, with beaches and hikeable hilly / mountainous terrain within a reasonable distance, and where beer prices are not disproportionately high vis-a-vis the general cost of living. FYI — I call the latter the “stick-up-the-bum” index because if beer prices are relatively high, it usually means they are heavily sin-taxed (it’s not an expensive product to make,) and so disproportionately high beer prices suggest the society is trying to micromanage personal behavior. I may or may not want a beer (I’ll want one,) but I prefer to live in a society with a live-and-let-live mentality. Candidates exist in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Central Asia / Caucus region.