Foto Flashback: The Ancient Artists of Angkor Wat
Daybreak at the Angkor Wat ruins. Awe. The shifting hues of morning silhouetting an ancient world. The Khmer reigned this exotic kingdom 1700 years ago. Can you fathom that? As the light slowly crept into the intricate crevices of this ancient realm, sweet memories of childhood came flooding back to me. Sea. Sand. Beach. Drizzly [...]
Foto Flashback: Vietnamese Monk
I was just browsing through my Flickr account and musing over the collection of photos I’ve managed to gather throughout my years of travel… which led me to a thought: why not start regularly posting a random photo from the past? Hence the birth of Foto Flashback. This photo is a portrait of a Vietnamese [...]
Floods Devastate SE Asia
It’s a bit crazy to imagine that countries I was discovering two years ago in SE Asia are now swamped from a typhoon. The following excerpt is from the Radio Australia: The Philippines is bracing for two more typhoons which are expected to hit the flood-ravaged country over the next two days. Emergency teams have [...]
Horrorifying Sex Trade in Cambodia
I spent much of December 2007 and January 2008 in Cambodia. While I didn’t touch too much upon the disturbingly prevalent sex trade present there, this report from Change.org (below) does… as does the linked ABC report. It leaves one wondering, ‘What can be done?’ Makes my stomach churn… Warning: The the videos and commentary [...]
Central Highlands of Vietnam IV and V
Pics from the fourth and fifth days of my five day trip touring the central highlands of Vietnam by motorcycle with two fellow travelers and a guide. Click here to view the entire Flickr photo album.
Central Highlands of Vietnam III
Pics from my third day of a five-day trip touring the central highlands of Vietnam by motorcycle with two fellow travelers and a guide.Click here to view the entire Flickr photo album.
Central Highlands of Vietnam II
Pics from day two of the five-day moto trip with two fellow travelers and a local “Easy Rider” guide through the central highlands of Vietnam. Click here to view the entire Flickr album.
Central Highlands of Vietnam I
Pics from my first of five days touring the central highlands of Vietnam by motorcycle with two fellow travelers and a guide. Click here to view the entire Flickr photo album.
Stormy Dunes and More in Vietnam
Pictures from Mui Ne, Vietnam in February 2008. Click here to view the entire Flickr album.
Mountain Highlands of Vietnam
The first of many photos from my moto-trip through the mountainous highlands of Vietnam. Click here to view the entire Flickr album.
A Different Reality in Cambodia
Pics from Cambodia December 2007 and January 2008. Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Kampot and Kep. Click here to view the entire flickr album.
Adventures in ‘Nam
Same story with ‘Nam. Blogged about most of it, but didn’t get to the pics. Enjoy! Click here to view the entire Flickr album.
Exploring Laos
I’ve blogged about Laos… but didn’t always get the photos up. Here are a few. Click here to view the entire Flickr album.
Muay Thai Fighters
I did blog about Muay Thai training in Thailand in March 2008. Now, I’m finally getting all the pics online. Click here for full Flickr album.
Rafting the Rio Cangrejal
A few vids of my rafting trip! More about it to come!
Might Crack a Smile…
I busted up laughing when one of my SE Asia travel buddies sent me this picture. Can you spot me? Yup, I’m the one that looks like a dead body slung over the back of the motorcycle. I think that was day four of our five-day guided moto trip through the mountains, villages, forests and [...]
Gusts and Gales Sweep Through a Hidden Vietnam
It was as if we had suddenly stepped into an entirely different world. A wild world that threatened great unknown, but also promised treasures not yet dreamed of… if you would only venture on to explore it. We were on a bus traveling down a roughly paved road from Ho Chi Minh City to Mui [...]
Courage in the Face of Disaster
We’ve all been hearing reports about the cyclone that barreled through Myanmar. The Death toll has reached 100,000 and is still climbing. Yet, the government still won’t open its borders. And to think I was right there, literally next door, just a little over a month ago. Read the account of one CNN reporter. It’s [...]
Comments on Pol Pot and Other ‘Truths’
I really liked what a friend of mine from the Netherlands had to say about dictators. Here’s what Lourens wrote: Stories about ‘the killing fields’ are always fascinating to me. It shows what can happen when people or regimes (governments) claim that only they posses the ‘real truth’. Therefore we should ALWAYS question those who [...]
Pol Pot Still Haunts Villagers
Most of you probably don’t know who Pol Pot is, but he is THE man responsible for the mass genocide in Cambodia in the late 70s. Remember this picture of the pile of the cracked skulls? It was that remains of the victims of the Khmer Rouge at the killing fields… well, that some more [...]
Killing Fields Survivor Dies
I just learned about the killing fields, seeing the remnants of them myself, last December. Now, I learn that Dith Pran, a Cambodian journalist who survived the killing spree, has died from cancer. The movie, The Killing Fields, was the popular film that told the story of the murderous Khmer Rouge. It was based off [...]
She’s a Tiger… Growl
Ha! It’s been what… nearly a month since I’ve posted. Sorry bout that… Munich was a shock to the system. The air bit at my skin, sending shivers of chill that I had completely forgotten about in SE Asia. Wasn’t in March? What’s going on here? Everywhere I looked, it was mostly white people, people [...]
The LMAC Goes Ringside
I just made it to Phuket today… what a haul! On the overnight bus I met this cook chick, from, you guessed it… Australia. She was on her way to Phuket to go to Tiger Muay Thai, a Muay Thai boxing training camp. Can you guess what I’m doing now? Training for Muay Thai boxing!!! [...]
Regrouping in Bangkok
Not too much going on. I’m back in Bangkok just trying to get caught up on random things. I’ll be heading out in a day or two for the south of Thailand. I’ve been corresponding with old travel buddies. A lot of us seem to have migrated back to Thailand for some island action. Ran [...]
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