Ha Long Bay, Vietnam – The Avatar of Southeast Asia…
New Video Post on my YT Channel… Ha Long Bay, Vietnam – The Avatar of Southeast Asia…
One of my favorite cruise ship destinations Ha Long Bay is magical with 1,600 limestone islands or karsts throughout the bay. It’s beauty is matched by nowhere else.
You can explore the bay by kayak, sailboats or traditional Vietnamese boats and even do overnight voyages on a boat. There are also many hiking trails and caves to explore.
You can also reach Ha Long Bay by flying into Hanoi and taking a 2 hour bus ride.
I started my career in photography as a professional photojournalist in 1979 at the time working with several newspapers and magazines in Southern California. What I loved most about photojournalism was its diversity and over my career I covered professional sports, concerts and travel.
As life would have it mine took yet another turn and in 1988 I developed an interest in holistic medicine. I became a professional massage therapist specializing in sports medicine. In 1991 I decided to go to medical school and obtained a medical degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine and stared my career as a licensed acupuncture physician.
After medical school I moved my practice to northern Idaho for a year before settling in the resort area of Sun Valley, Idaho. I’ve always been an outdoor person and hiking and backpacking the Rockies and fishing the pristine river waters and high altitude lakes offered me a wonderful photographic opportunity.
In 2010 I left Sun Valley and I once again found myself on a cruise ship, this time working as an “Acupuncturist at Sea”. For the past seven years I have traveled to 85 countries, which has allowed me to photograph much of the world.
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Larry Pannell Travel and photography 