Street Food Vendor in Bangkok Serves Up Some Late Night Fare See also: Cambodian Rice Noodle Soup with Blood Tofu Turkish Cooking Class in Cappadocia Currywurst in Berlin I have always been fascinated by life on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand. Around almost every...
“Pit 2” at the Terracotta Army Archeological Site near Xian, China Discovery of the Terracotta Army (Terracotta Warriors and Horses) near Xian, China is one most significant archeological finds of the 20th century. Each unique, life size, terracotta...
Interior Shot of a White Prayer Flags on a Pole in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan White Prayer Flags on a pole in the remote Himalayan Mountains north of Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. White symbolizes the element air and each panel is covered with...
When Sarah and I are not on a long trip, we like to take what we call a mini-adventure. Just a few days for a change of pace, a few nights in the big city, or an opportunity to pickup some things we can’t get at our home base. We had recently been talking with the...
Funeral Pyre of Buddhist Monk Phra Maha Samaleuk in Vientiane Laos It is the privilege of being able to witness things like this that remind me of why I chose to live my unusual lifestyle. It may not always be easy or comfortable, but it is often amazing and...
Next time you hear a politician boast that he wants to “carpet bomb” someplace on the planet “into oblivion” take a look at these portraits of the people of Laos. I made these images a few weeks ago in Xieng Khuang province in Laos, a tiny nation in Southeast Asia....
Stormy Day on the Plain of Jars in Laos The Plain of Jars in Xieng Khouang province in Central Laos remains a mystery to today. No one has been able to determine whether the jars, dated from the Iron Age, were for storage, burial chambers or something else. The...
Buddhist Monks Hiding from the Mid-day Sun Under Umbrellas along the Mekong River See also: Photo: Broken Buddhas in Laos Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Photo: Smoking Man in Phongsaly Province, Laos At the end of Buddhist Lent (Awk Phansa) in Laos, the biggest dragon boat...
