Your Scene Photographer of the Week - Isa

We noticed that Isa Aragon shared several enchanting photos of Asia with our Your Scene Travel community. We were able to track down this Frenchwoman living in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City. She was kind enough to answer our questions.

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TRAVEL VITALS:
Name: Isabelle Aragon
Home base: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Job: Communication consultant for an institute that collects medicinal plants
Last city/country you visited: Cambodia
Favorite destination: Asia
Earliest travel memory: The discovery of the ethnic minorities in the north of Vietnam.
Next trip: France
Life to-do list: Vietnam, Egypt, Cambodia, Kenya, China, Côte d’Ivoire

GETTING THERE:
Describe your travel style: Solo, adventure
Who calls the travel shots in your household: Me
Favorite airline: Vietnam Airlines

MEMORIES:
Funniest thing you’ve done to get a picture: Make faces
Most memorable photo-taking moment: There are a lot of memorable moments, it’s hard to choose.
Have you ever regretted missing a shot? Yes, often
Favorite travel-related movie moment: Out of Africa, the actors Burton and Speke

Favorite travel TV show/travel writer or photographer/travel personality: On a French channel: “Ushuaïa.” Nicolas Hulot, Nicolas Bouvier, Alexandra David-Neel, Richard Burton (the explorer), Albert Kahn, Raymond Depardon, and so on.

TRAVEL TIPS?
Camera: Canon EOS 400 D (digital)
Favorite travel website/blog: I rarely look at travel websites/blogs.

How did you discover the L.A. Times Travel website: I’m following the American presidential campaign and I wanted to read some articles in American newspapers online and I found out about your website and “Your Scene.”

Thanks for your time, Isa; happy travels!

— The Your Scene & L.A. Times Travel Editors

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