Cycling Angkor Wat

Cycling Angkor Wat

Why Cycle Angkor Wat? The Angkor Wat complex near Siem Reap, Cambodia is a massive collection of over 1,000 temples ranging in scale from the legendary Angkor Wat to nondescript piles of brick rubble being quickly being lost to the ages. At its peak over a thousand...
Cycling Angkor Wat

Phi Phi Island Images

Ko Phi-Phi Don island, just a short ferry ride from Krabi, Thailand is one of those places you dream about.  Before I retired I was only aware through books and magazines that such places as this existed. Tropical breezes, white sand beaches, inviting warm waters and...
What Are Tsa Tsas?

What Are Tsa Tsas?

Photo of Tsa Tsa on a Stupa in Bhutan Tsa tsa are memorials to the dead, molded by monks, that are created from ash collected from funereal cremation pyres. Tsa tsa, a word transliterated from Sanskrit to Tibetan and refers to the miniature Buddha. Tsa tsa are...
National Elephant Day in Thailand

National Elephant Day in Thailand

Mahouts Wait While Elephants Enjoy Their Buffet on National Elephant Day Elephants have always played a significant role in the history of Thailand and since 1998, March 13th has been set aside as National Elephant Day or Chang Thai Day as it’s known in Thailand. For...
Cycling Angkor Wat

Bhutan Monk Flying in Dochula Pass

Bhutan Monk Flying Through the Air On my first day in Bhutan, I had the opportunity to visit Dochula Pass, a beautiful Bhutanese high mountain pass with a panoramic view of the Himalayas. Dochula Pass was cold and windy and at first, it looked like we were the only...
Cycling Angkor Wat

Our Amazing Bhutan Tour

Prayer Flags at Tamchhog Lhakhang Temple Bhutan has always been one of the places I have most wanted to visit. I remember as a kid thumbing through old copies of National Geographic and wondering what a place known as the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon’ must be like. As...