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Asia in Autumn:
Photos from Our Fall 2006 Purchasing Trip

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Hong Kong convention center, where Rings & Things attended the Watch Show and Gem Show
In Hong Kong, both the Watch Show ...
A typical Hong Kong street scene encountered by Rings & Things' traveling buyers
A typical street scene in ...
Hong Kong jewelry-component stores visited by Rings &' Things' itinerant purchasers
A lot of jewelry component stores ...
Dee of Rings & Things and enormous dZi beads
Dee points to a giant dZi ...
He sells brass findings...now he's found in brass. Rings & Things co-owner Russ Nobbs with a Chinese statue of Western tourists
Wait – which one is Russ? ...
National Day preparations in Guangzhou, China, from Rings & Things' 2006 buying trip
Streamers and red lanterns perk ...
The Shenzhen Jewellery Show, attended by Rings & Things' buyers in 2006
After an exhausting week of ...
National Day fireworks photographed by Rings & Things' buyers in China
It's exciting to witness a ...
Pagoda in Bangkok Airport, from Rings & Things' 2006 buying trip
This shimmering pagoda is just ...
Rings & Things' purchasers encountered huge street celebrations of the Dussehra holiday in Bangkok
On arrival in Bangkok ...
Life appeared normal to the Rings & Things crew just a week after the Thai military coup
Bangkok's commerce and traffic ...
Akha girl in Chiang Mai, from Rings & Things' buying tour
A young girl in traditional Akha ...
Beverage in a bag, from Rings & Things' Thai buying trip
Throughout Asia, meat-on-a-stick ...
Ubiquitous motorbikes, from Rings & Things' Thai trip
Another thing you're sure to ...
The gold market in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from Rings & Things' buying tour
In Thailand, it's not even ...
Shoes, no service? Customers' sandals outside a Thai bead store, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
Wearing sandals can really ...
Chili paste and desserts from Thai street vendors, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
Feeling hungry? How about ...
Thai temple art, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
Beautifully carved and painted ...
Buddhist monks mending a temple, from Rings & Things' 2006 Thai trip
Buddhist monks mend an ...
Rings & Things' crew visited an Akha village in northern Thailand
Thatched roofs and playful ...
Rings & Things couldn't pass up Bali's beads!
Bali is a small island ...
Bali silver jewelry, from Rings & Things' 2006 buying trip
Bali silver jewelry is ...
A traditional Balinese dance, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
The Barong-Kris dance ...
Offerings to Balinese gods, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
These offerings to the Gods ...
Bas-relief carver in Bali, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
At the Banjar Legian Kaja ...
Camel caravan in India, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
Highways – they're not ...
The Taj Mahal, from Rings & Things' 2006 buying trip in India
One of the highlights ...
Gate building at the Taj Mahal, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
This large structure is ...
Rings & Things' crew found the Taj Mahal is quite the tourist attraction
Don't expect peace and quiet ...
Monkeys at Jaipur city palace, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
Help! Thief! These monkeys at ...
Sacred cow and Rings & Things co-owner Dee, in India
Cows are sacred in India ...
Rings & Things' buyers found Jaipur, India a thriving center of gemstone and bead selling
A street vendor sells ...
Beads for sale at the camel fair in Pushkar, India, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
At the camel fair in Pushkar ...
Camel jewelry for sale in India, from Rings & Things' 2006 trip
Like any festival, the ...
Rings & Things co-owner Russ Nobbs gets the guerrilla-girl henna treatment in India
Groups of extravagantly dressed ...
Camels resting in the dust, from Rings & Things' 2006 visit to Rajasthan, India
Camels at rest during ...


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