One of my favorite things about Bangkok, Thailand is being able to see all of the different faces it presents. A few months ago I had an overnight layover and decided, instead of spending the evening at the Lebua SkyBar, to go wander the streets around Chinatown, have...
What is it Like to Stay at a Capsule Hotel? On a recent trip to the United States, I had a 12 ½ hour, overnight, layover at Tokyo Narita Airport. Not enough time, and too late at night, to go into town. Too long and too late to have a nice hangout in the lounge or in...
Why Visit Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of my favourite places in the world and if I could afford to live here (have you seen the cost of rent here? ) then I would but, alas that’s just a pipe dream but there are ways to stay here and enjoy everything that’s...
One of my favorite things about visiting Hong Kong is the variety it offers. In one little tiny spot on the globe, you can go from one of the most cosmopolitan cities on the planet to hiking it the trees and nature with views like this. Beaches, fabulous restaurants,...
When I am traveling I am usually pretty diligent about making photographs, but when I am at my home base in Vientiane, Laos I often forget how many and amazing things are literally right in my own neighborhood. For the last several afternoons I have been going out and...
I made this image on a visit to a remote village in Phongsaly Province, Laos. I was invited inside of this communal hut to share a meal and the adults were having a good time, relaxing and enjoying a bit of Lao Lao (rice whiskey) afterward. It was a simple room,...
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. Because there are...
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,...
