Mebar Tsho, otherwise known as “Burning Lake” is a sacred place in Tang Valley, Bumthang, Bhutan where it is believed in 1475, Buddhist Saint, Terton Pema Lingpa, jumped into the water with a burning oil lamp and emerged with a statue, a sacred scroll and...
Image of Guru Rimpoche in Zhiyun Monastery, a Tibetan style Buddhist temple under construction near Lijiang, China. Some Tibetan Buddhists believe that Guru Rimpoche is, in fact, the second incarnation of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama himself. In Bhutan, there were many...
I think Thailand has some of the most amazing beaches on the planet. Even though they can sometimes get to be a bit noisy and distracting, colorful long-tail boats add a certain exotic feel to the waters. I made this image, and many others, on a recent trip to Krabi...
Last spring, I was able to travel with La Vaiyakone of Soap4Life through several hill tribe villages in Northern Laos. Soap4Life is is a small hands-on humanitarian organization dedicated to improving hygiene, developing economic opportunities for impoverished...
Narrow Path Encountered While Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge What is Tiger Leaping Gorge? Many publications have said that hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge, the iconic 24-kilometer trek along Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan, China is one of the best in...
Recently, while having a late lunch one afternoon in Old Town Dali, Sarah and I started up a conversation with a couple of guys enjoying a few beers at an adjacent table. One of them was an expat American living in China and the other was a local cormorant fisherman...
It is said, variety is the spice of life, and lately, I have been a bit lacking in the varietal of luxury. The last few months have been exciting and adventure filled, but I haven’t taken much time to slow down and spoil myself with a truly five-star experience. When...
Sapa Vietnam Rice Terrace The beauty of the ancient rice terraces of Vietnam’s Sapa district was unknown to westerners until the 1880s. In fact, as near as anyone can piece together, it was largely unknown to all but the hill tribes that inhabited the area up...
