Watch the Video on YouTube Halong Bay, or as it is known in Vietnamese “descending dragon bay”, is a body of water in the Gulf of Tonkin, a little over 100 miles east of Hanoi. The area is famous for the thousands of limestone karsts, islands and islets that thrust...
Textile Market at Pisac, Peru While we were in the Sacred Valley in Peru we ventured to the textile market at Pisac. With traditional Incan musicians playing in the background and food vendors cooking their wares on charcoal grills outside, the market was a feast for...
Red Lotus Sea in Thailand For three months a year, Lake Nong Harn near Udon Thani in Northern Thailand (about 350 miles north of Bangkok) becomes awash with millions of vibrant pink lotus flowers. It seems appropriate that the peak time for witnessing the display...
Aerial View of Wat Ban Rai from Drone Thailand’s Elephant Temple is HUGE The first thing you notice about Wat Ban Rai, also known as the “Elephant Temple,” a temple located in Thailand’s Dan Khun Thot district is how immense it is. You may feel like you...
Video of the Lantern Festival in Thailand Yee Peng 2014 – Chiang Mai, Thailand Why I Love The Thai Lantern Festival It is hard to believe that 2014 will mark my third Yee Peng in Chiang Mai, also known as Paper Lantern Festival in Thailand. This event is on so...
When I travel, I like to have a broad outline of where I am going, some idea of the things I want to see and importantly, a familiarity with local culture and traditions. I also like to leave large parts of the planning up to one of my favorite traveling companions;...
Tham Boon Keen Baan Mai at Dash Teak House in Chiang Mai, Thailand A few months ago I was invited to a “Tham Boon Keen Baan Mai” or a type of housewarming for some friends who were expanding their business; the superb “Dash Teak House” restaurant in Chiang Mai,...
Alms Giving on Don Khong Island 4,000 Islands, Laos Ever since my retirement travel adventures have brought me to Southeast Asia I have been fascinated by the Buddhist practice of Alms Giving. This scene took place early one morning on the island of Don Khong, in the...
