![The Pursuit of Happiness vs. The Pursuit of Property]()
by Jonathan Look | Apr 18, 2014 | Adventure, Buddhism, Minimalism, On My Mind, Philosophy
This article was originally published in the April 13, 2014 edition of “The Dallas Morning News”. This is the third essay I have written for the folks at DMN and I look forward to doing more soon! Students Cheerfully Welcome Foreigners in Bhutan In 1776, America’s...
![The Pursuit of Happiness vs. The Pursuit of Property]()
by Jonathan Look | Apr 17, 2014 | Adventure, Bhutan, Travel
One of the highlights of Bhutan’s gathering of nomadic highlanders known as the Nomad Festival is the strongman competition where herders from the Himalayan frontiers and villagers near Bhutan’s Bumthang district compete (and drink Arra) to see who is the strongest....
![The Pursuit of Happiness vs. The Pursuit of Property]()
by Jonathan Look | Apr 14, 2014 | Adventure, Buddhism, Buildings, Myanmar, People, Photography, Travel
Spend enough time in Southeast Asia and you begin to run the risk of what many people call “temple burnout”. In Chiang Mai, Thailand, where I live, there are over 300 temples. Many, no most of them are quite beautiful and worthy of a visit, but there are so many of...
![The Pursuit of Happiness vs. The Pursuit of Property]()
by Jonathan Look | Apr 11, 2014 | Adventure, Arizona, Bali, Buildings, California, Cambodia, Indonesia, Landscape, Nature, People, Photography, Retirement, Texas, Thailand, Travel, United States
Last year I did a post called my “Top 12 Photos of 2012”. 2012 was an amazing year for me with many changes; many improvements and a few challenges. I intended to do a “Top 13 of 2013” but after going through the over 11,000 images I made in...
![The Pursuit of Happiness vs. The Pursuit of Property]()
by Jonathan Look | Apr 9, 2014 | Food, Myanmar, Travel
There is something enjoyable about slowing down, taking a seat and having a cup of tea. I am not talking about your posh, formal English High Tea — but something just as civilized in the true sense of the word — and to me more enjoyable. When in Burma I quickly...
![The Pursuit of Happiness vs. The Pursuit of Property]()
by Jonathan Look | Apr 9, 2014 | Buildings, Cambodia, Photography, Travel
![The Pursuit of Happiness vs. The Pursuit of Property]()
by Jonathan Look | Apr 7, 2014 | Adventure, Thailand, Travel
Monkeys at the Lopburi Monkey Temple (Updated: July 2018) I had never heard of the Thailand Monkey Temple (Phra Prang Sam Yot) in Lopburi, Thailand until just before I visited and I didn’t really expect to find something so unusual in this otherwise seemingly ordinary...
