Even though my diet usually consists of the local cuisine wherever I am living, or visiting, sometimes I just want a good cheeseburger. Since I am living here, and being the nice guy that I am, I went on a quest to find the best cheeseburger in Chiang Mai, Thailand....
Located in the heart of Siem Reap, 16th Century Wat Bo is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Cambodia. I love going to these places just to watch and get a glimpse of this very different style of life. Still an active temple, Wat Bo is expanding and undergoing some...
Three years ago today I began the adventure I call LifePart2. During that time I have resided in three different countries and traveled in more than a dozen others. I have been transported on everything from private airplanes to ox carts and I have slept in...
A Bowl of Dancing Shrimp or Goong Ten in Thailand Eating Live Shrimp in Thailand I love fresh seafood – the fresher, the better. I have had more than my fair share of sweet Maine lobster straight from the sea to the pot or spicy Louisiana crawfish fresh from the boil....
About Mrauk U A visit to the ruins of Mruak U, Myanmar, once one of the richest cities in Asia, is both a source of wonder and a cautionary tale. The Mrauk U temples are incredibly beautiful but abandoned and many of them are ruins. There was once talk of making the...
Sunrise on the Plains of Bagan Bagan History Located on a scenic bend on the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar (Burma) the temples of Bagan are an enigma. Marco Polo called it, “one of the finest sights in the world” and I have to humbly agree. At its height, Bagan’s various...
Fair Warung Bale in Ubud Bali Ubud, Bail, Indonesia is a town rich with great restaurants but Fair Warung Bale is my favorite. Bail’s cosmopolitan makeup ensures there is great food available no matter what you are craving and over the last few weeks we have...
Prayer Flags by a Prayer Wheel Before I went to Bhutan I had never noticed a water powered prayer wheel before. Perhaps my awareness was low, I didn’t know what I was looking at or the places I have been visiting hadn’t had the right mix of Buddhism and free-flowing...
