by Jonathan Look | Jun 2, 2014 | Buddhism, Cambodia, Photography, Travel
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...
by Jonathan Look | May 29, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Landscape, Photography, Travel
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces of Bali, Indonesia Time was passing really fast and Sarah and I were looking for one last adventure to have before we left Bali and we hadn’t even been to the Jatiluwih Rice Terraces. Even though we had been in Bali a month there were...
by Jonathan Look | May 27, 2014 | Bali, Indonesia, Landscape, Nature, People, Photography, Travel
Farming Seaweed on Lembongan Island, Indonesia Photographing Nusa Lembongan Seaweed Farming There are times when you see a scene, and you know it would make an amazing photo story and knew this right away with Nusa Lembongan Seaweed Farming. Last fall, when I was...
by Jonathan Look | May 26, 2014 | Myanmar, Photography, Travel
The Ubine Bridge (U Bein Bridge) is one of the most photographed sights in Myanmar and with good reason. Not only is it beautiful the traffic that crosses the old teak structure is fascinating to watch as is the life that goes on around the lake at its base....
by Jonathan Look | May 22, 2014 | Food, Street Food, Thailand, Travel
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....
by Jonathan Look | May 20, 2014 | Adventure, Buddhism, Buildings, Myanmar, Photography, Travel
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...
by Jonathan Look | May 18, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Photography, Travel
Holy Springs of Tirta Empul Temple in Bali For over a thousand years Balinese Hindu worshipers have been drawn to a mysterious place, that is also one of Bali attractions, the Tirta Empul Temple. Known to the Balinese as Pura Tirta Empul and more casually as Holy...
by Jonathan Look | May 16, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Nature, Photography, Travel
A Family of Monkeys at Monkey Forest in Bali Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali, near the town of Ubud, consists of three 11th-century Balinese Hindu temples on 27 acres dedicated to (again) monkeys. Around 600 of these sassy simians, monkeys otherwise known as Balinese...