Camino de Santiago: Day 1, St. Jean Pied de Port Today was Sarah’s birthday and we love St. Jean Pied de Port so much we decided to spend another day here just walking around and soaking in the scenery. We also didn’t want to spend the birthday...
St. Jean Pied de Port at Dusk Today Sarah and I begin our four week or so walk across the Pyrenees and northern Spain along the fabled Camino de Santiago (sometimes mistakenly called Camino del Santiago). I am traveling very light, with only an iPad and smartphone to...
Plain of Jars Site 3 It was a cold and windy day when we arrived at the Plain of Jars, Site Three in Xieng Khouang province in Central Laos. We had hired a driver, but you can’t get too close without walking, maybe a kilometer, through rice fields and pasture....
Patuxay Monument It is a little odd to see what appears to be a replica the Parisian Arc de Triumph as the centerpiece of the Laotian capital Vientiane, but the history of this unusual monument is even stranger. Patuxai, meaning Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph in Lao,...
A collection of in Wat Sisaket broken Buddha statues that were damaged when bombs fell on Laotian religious sites. Vientiane, Laos is filled with beautiful Buddhist Temples. On some days I will just go and wander from temple to temple, making photographs, reflecting...
An Almost Surreal Scene in Grandview Park in Kunming, China See also: Photo: Tea Fields of Alishan, Taiwan Photo: Hong Kong from Victoria Peak Before I travel to Kunming, China I kind of expected it to be huge, charmless city without a lot to offer. Just a...
Here are a few images and a drone video I made of bomb craters in Laos. These craters were created over two generations ago by so-called “carpet bombing”. This mutilation of an otherwise bucolic landscape was created by heavy bombs, indiscriminately dropped by...
Performer at Chinese Opera in Vientiane, Laos using their Tablet Backstage. We came across this scene backstage at the Chinese Opera in Vientiane, Laos. See also: Bomb Craters in Laos, 40 Years After (Video) Photo: Broken Buddhas in Laos Patuxay Monument in Vientiane,...
