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Rows of motorcycles parked in neat lines in Hanoi: Dozens of motorcycles are parked neatly in dense rows along a street in Hanoi. Throughout Southeast Asia, motorcycles are more common than cars because more people can afford them. Motorcycles are the vehicles that middle class families are most likely to...; Format: image/photograph

Motorcycles parked along a street in Mysore, India: Motorcycles are parked along a curving street in Mysore, India. There are at least twenty of them, most of which are painted black. Behind the motorcycles are several buildings covered in signs and advertisements.; Format: image/photograph

Traffic jam of motorcycles and minibuses in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown: A traffic jam in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown involves motorcycles, a blue minibus, and a man pushing a handcart. The vehicles are all caught in gridlock. The two motorcyclists and cart vendor visible all wear cloth caps with their lightweight clothes.; Format: image/photograph

On wheels: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 15; On this modern metal bridge at Hué, a woman and child bicycle on the right while in the middle, women and men move faster on motorcycles. In the warm climate and frugal economic conditions of Southeast Asia, motorcycles and motor scooters are practical and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Elevated view of vendors, pedestrians, and motorcycles at urban market in Dalat: Dozens of seated produce vendors, pedestrians, and motorcycles can be seen in this elevated view of an urban outdoor market in Dalat. The produce vendors have their wares displayed in baskets or on mats, and they sit shaded by broad-brimmed, palm-leaf sunhats...; Format: image/photograph

Produce market: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 10; The produce vendors have their wares displayed in baskets or on mats, and they sit shaded by broad-brimmed, palm-leaf sunhats in front of storefronts with upper story apartments. Customers on foot or on motorcycles circulate through the street. Centralized...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Motorcycle and bycycle traffic crossing bridge at Hue: Motorcycle and bicycle traffic cross a modern metal bridge at Hué. A man pedals an empty bicycle rickshaw or cyclo on the left as a woman and child bicycle on the right. In between, women and men move faster on motorcycles. In the warm climate and frugal...; Format: image/photograph

Phnom Penh downtown street with motorcycle traffic and buildings in background: Men and women drive motorcycles through downtown Phnom Penh on a wide street with parked cars and two- or three-story commercial buildings. Most of the white or tan buildings in the background have painted stucco exteriors, tile roofs, and balconies. The parked...; Format: image/photograph

Three smiling men wave and gesture in a Chinatown market at Ho Chi Minh City: Three smiling men wearing brimmed caps wave and gesture to the photographer at a market in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. The man in front, who wears a Calvin Klein logo baseball cap, makes a "thumbs up" gesture, generally signifying a positive or "good" response...; Format: image/photograph

Two men in an oxcart transport bananas on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat: Two men transport freshly harvested stalks of bananas in an oxcart on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat. Also visible on the road behind them are motorcycles and a minibus. Coconut trees and houses can be seen in the distant background. In many parts of Asia,...; Format: image/photograph

Animals for transportation: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 9; Open-backed and slat-sided buses such as the one shown here usually serve medium distance links between towns. Passengers crowd together inside, while luggage, produce, and sometimes even livestock are tied on the roof of the bus. Rural farmers often move...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Three men on two motorcycles provide tourist escort to Banteay Srei Temple: Looking through the front window of a tourist transport vehicle, three men on two motorcycles can be seen ahead providing tourists with a security escort to Banteay Srei Temple. These young men made a living by escorting and protecting foreign tourists who...; Format: image/photograph

The city gates of Jaipur, India: People, buses, and cars pass through the city gates of Jaipur, India. The gates are a sandy red. They are built in three parts. The middle section is thicker than the other two, and more traffic flows through it. On top of it are two small towers. All three...; Format: image/photograph

Street view of Ubud market center built in the mid-1980s: Women market vendors and motorcycles pass outside the front of a new market area built in Ubud, Bali, in the mid-1980s. Many of the salespeople in Bali are women and, as seen here, Balinese women carry their wares in large baskets balanced upon their heads....; Format: image/photograph

Fishing village in Mahabalipuram, India: This photograph shows several houses in a fishing village in Mahabalipuram, India. The house closest to the viewer is white with several windows and has reddish wooden shakes on its roof. Two other houses are butter yellow with gray roofs. There are more houses...; Format: image/photograph

Old Quarter Hanoi commercial street with pedestrian and motorcycle traffic: Pedestrian and motorcycle traffic moves through a busy commercial street in Hanoi's Old Quarter. Stores advertise their wares on large signs mounted over the doors. Apartments, some with balconies, are built on the second floors. Often shopowners' families...; Format: image/photograph

The Liberation of paris: On August 25, 1944, crowds of people line the Champs Elysees to watch the Allied soldiers ride into Paris through the Arc de Triomphe in tanks, half tracks and on and motorcycles. A large sign on the right side of the street reads, "Vive de Gaulle." On the...; Format: image/photograph

The Tree of Shame at Deal's Gap near the Tail of the Dragon: This is the Tree of Shame at Deal's Gap. Deal's Gap is located near a stretch of road known as the Tail of the Dragon, a section of US129 that has 318 curves in the span of 11 miles. Motorcyclists, sports car enthusiasts, and other serious drivers come from...; Format: image/photograph

A mountain view in Maggie Valley, North Carolina: This is a mountain view in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Maggie Valley is a popular spot for tourists in Haywood County. It is the home of Wheels Through Time, a museum of American cars and motorcycles; Ghost Town in the Sky, a wild-west theme park; and Cataloochee...; Format: image/photograph

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

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