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Ever wished you left it all behind and hit the road? Ever wondered what it would be like to buy a clunker, sleep in it, live in it, while discovering the United States and its people? Or discovering Asia, from Japan through China, South East Asia and all the way to India? Welcome to ooaworld, More »
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Beijing Kids, China – Travel Photos
From the land of the ‘one-child policy’ – one boy rather, or as it is officially named, “family planning policy” – a few shots of children in Beijing: Related posts: Photos Home ooAsia Home ooAmerica About ooaworld About ooAsia
Beijing, China: Travel Diaries
- Wild street-crossing: strength in numbers, and preferably place numbers between yourself and oncoming traffic, not the other way round. - A ‘second-and-first-world’; the Chinese capital’s city center glimmers poshly, remnants of shanties continue to surround the city. - People here look and sound more cheerful than they were in Korea (guess I can’t really More »
China, Beijing: subway ads in tunnels – Video
Thought this was an interesting, somewhat aggressive concept: advertising in tunnels, Beijing subway: Related posts: Photos Home ooAsia Home ooAmerica About ooaworld About ooAsia
Beijing, China: Street Scenes – Travel Photos
First set of photos from China and Beijing including shots from the Great Wall, Hutongs, Summer Palace and more. Been tweaking the site and we’ll be going ‘dark’ for a while, I appreciate everybody’s patience during this sometimes rocky transition to a new design, as always, feedback is welcome! Related posts: Photos Home ooAsia Home More »
About ooAsia, “Tell me a Story” and video interviews in a foreign language
As we now travel in Asia, I’ve continued to ask people met along the road, not only one, but two common questions: “What’s your philosophy in life?”, as well as “Tell me a Story.” I’ve just posted the first video on this theme – though this wasn’t the first interview – so this seems a More »
South Korea “Tell me a Story”, Gene, Seoul
First featured interview of ooAsia’s “Tell me a Story” documentary: meet Gene from Seoul, South Korea, who also happened to be our great CouchSurfing host. He describes schooling during his childhood and the problems that come when a system is unjustly applied. This was not the first interview to be conducted – in the next More »
How to do a (video) interview, even with a complete stranger
The following is a short list of tips on how to conduct (video) interviews, more specifically spontaneous interviews with strangers. A reader once asked how I managed to collect answers for the “What’s your philosophy in life?” interviews during ooAmerica, getting strangers to speak on camera and to answer a very personal question. Of course, More »
South and North Korea DMZ, 3rd Infiltration Tunnel and Border
A sneak peek at South Korea’s DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), including the Third Infiltration Tunnel – one of the number of tunnels allegedly built by the North for a potential underground invasion – and across the border into North Korea. (These are not the famous blue houses of Panmunjeom – we didn’t make it there because More »
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American Portraits, USA Road-Trip: ‘Old’ South (Georgia)
Fourth set of American ‘portraits’ featuring interviewees during the USA road-trip(s): Divided the South in two regions so here’s the ‘Old South’, including Savannah and Athens, Georgia. Featured here, and special thanks to them (city corresponds to where I met them, not always where they’re from): - Armless Artist, Athens GA - Dan, Athens More »
ooamerica USA Road-trip: Kickstart the Road!
Help us KickStart the Road! To help share the Facebook page, check out http://www.facebook.com/ooamerica) We are launching the Kickstarter campaign today. Frankly, I’m quite nervous about this, for several reasons: - the success and quality of the movie production is contingent upon this funding campaign, which will enable us to hire seasoned film professionals for More »
Travel Photos: Washington D.C., Alexandria, the gaze of history
Travel photos from Washington D.C. and the surrounding area, short stay – more soon! Related posts: Photos Home ooAsia Home ooAmerica About ooaworld About ooAsia
Travel Photos: Glacier National Park
Some photos from Glacier Park, although the ‘Going to the Sun’ road was closed, and on to Washington and Oregon. Related posts: Photos Home ooAsia Home ooAmerica About ooaworld About ooAsia
Travel Photos: New Orleans, creation and its opposite
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