Thailand
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Sunday, September 27th, 2009The view of the Friday night market from my apartment balcony. West Patel Nagar, New Delhi, India.
The breeze sweeps across my balcony as pigeons raid a deserted fourth floor apartment’s kitchen across the street. The 110-degree heat creates a film of sweat that never seems to evaporate from my skin and the incessant […]
Identifying with India
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Life at the edge of beauty. The Taj Mahal. Agra, India.
Please click this main image to see a gallery of images. There are a few from Olympic National Park in Washington from a trip I took before I left Seattle right at the beginning. If you place the cursor over images in the […]
Sunsets change, but the dreams remain the same
Friday, February 15th, 2008Runners run and children play as the sun sets over the Gulf of Guinea along the coast near Accra, Ghana.
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Keep the coup serious…go-go dancers gotta go-go!
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006In an effort to keep the Thailand coup from getting out of hand, military officials have banned go-go dancers clad in skimpy camo outfits from dancing in front of the soldiers guarding government buildings in Bangkok. According to the BBC’s story on the serious government crack-down, a military spokesperson explained his reasoning, “We have […]
Clearing up the Thailand coup
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006As I said before, I was going to write an update after the coup happened, but with work, I just have been too busy to get to it. With that being said, I was forwarded this opinion piece from the New York Times the other day and it seems to sum everything up the […]
Thailand military coup allegedly in effect
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared Bangkok in a state of emergency as tanks have allegedly taken to the streets according to various news sources and clashed at the Government House. Thaksin is currently in New York City at the UN General Assembly, but intends on expediting his return flight to Thailand. It […]
Learning to live on the left side of the road
Thursday, September 14th, 2006
A child and her balloon leave the temple as the body of a head monk of a rural Thai village is burned. Most of the people have moved on to the Molam, an Issan music and dance party that lasts into the early hours of the morning. Ban Chiang Yun, Thailand.
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Snakes on a Boat… So Phnom! (Part 2 of 2)
Thursday, August 31st, 2006A woman cleans her home on the Sangker River while her children watch the boats cruise by in the early evening. Cambodia. Click here to see the photo gallery!
The easier going part of my trip was also one of my summer highlights. Cambodia has its dark corners, but it also has its sunshine and […]
Beaches, boats and ‘bang me’ in Vietnam
Saturday, August 5th, 2006Before I get started, I must apologize for the slow posting, but I’ve been pretty busy. I’ve got some catching up to do! Enough of that though, I’ll jump right in…
The bustling streets of Hanoi, Vietnam. Please click here or the image to see a gallery of images from Thailand and Vietnam. […]
Bumping through Burma
Sunday, July 16th, 2006
Inle Lake, Myanmar.
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I’m not quite sure which made me feel like I was stepping into another world first. The red, neon lights that said Yangon International […]