Trina Marie Phillips

The Death Railway in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Combined with a visit to Hellfire Pass and the Bridge on the River Kwai, this day tour out of Bangkok takes a heavy ride through the annals of World War II history.

Bodhisattvas at Wat Pha Lat in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Halfway up the mountain, nestled in the jungle, this monastery provides a place for quiet contemplation.

A dog using a bamboo bridge during the dry season to cross the Nam Khan River near the confluence with the Mekong, in Luang Prabang, Laos. During monsoon season, the river will flood, destroying the bridge, only to have locals rebuild it when the worst of the rains have passed.

Two Muslim women walking into town in Atar, Mauritania.

Boys playing football in sandy lot in Atar, Mauritania.

The shipwrecks in Nouadhibou, left behind by a corrupt government, are an environmental disaster in Mauritania that the current government is trying to clean up. Here, a salvage crew deconstructs one of the wrecks in shallow water, a short distance from the beach.