SouthEast Asia

Glowing Hot Air Balloons & Gangnam Style at Night

Photos and videos of hot air balloons, fireworks, marching bands, and abstract colors from the 2012 Thailand International Balloon Festival in Chiang Mai.
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Ancient Temples, Ancient Beggars // a Sri Lankan Photo of the Day

The steep stairs leading to the Ancient City of Dambula are usually swarming with tourists and locals climbing up to pay homage to their Gods.
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Why I Live in Chiang Mai, Thailand – a Video Interview With Overlander.TV

Check out my interview with Overlander.TV about life as a digital nomad living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It covers travel photography, cost of living, and why it’s a great place to live.
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Ponds on Fire, a Full Moon & Buddhist Lent (Asalaha Bucha Day)

Asalaha Bucha Day is one of the most important holidays on the Buddhist calendar and a wonderful time to be in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Learn the history of Buddhist Lent, complete with vibrant night photography
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22 of the Weirdest & Grossest Chip Flavors in Thai 7-Elevens

7-Elevens in Thailand have a wide assortment of strange and gross (to some) chip flavors. Here are 22 of the oddest ones I’ve encountered, including Lobster Hot Plate, Peking Duck w/Sauce, Buttered Corn and Crab Fried Rice.
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FIRE! ^^ and How I Saved a Thai Bungalow Village at 3am

As a towering inferno billowed smoke, flames and sparks into the night sky, our bucket brigade was hard at work trying to save the bungalow village we were staying in.
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A Photographic Tour of a Month in Thailand

From the Bangkok skyline to the coves of the Similan Islands and the mountains in between, Thailand captivated me for the month+ I spent there and I had a total blast documenting the country through photography.
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25 Cents: Local Calls // a New Way to Look at Phones Around the World

Phone booths from around the world join together in the latest piece of The Symmetry Project: a photographic study of the commonalities within civilizations.
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Behind the Lines With Thai Red Shirt Protestors

Today’s photo of the day comes from my trip to Thailand in 2009, when I went behind the protest lines and got to know the Red Shirts in their Bangkok encampment.
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Buddha, Beer, Buses, Bridges & Boats in Laos

I came across the tranquil country of Laos in the middle of a nine month backpacking adventure and just after spending a long time in the hustle-bustle of Thailand. In my travel journal, I referred to it as a “welcome return to the Third World.”
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Tsunami Memorials and Shipwrecked Boats in Thailand

A boat thrust two kilometers inland and a set of spires reaching towards the sky both double as memorials to the 2004 tsunami that slammed into the coast of Thailand. Storytelling accompanies photography of both sites.
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Standing a Quarter Mile Above the Ground in Malaysia’s Petronas Towers

Photography, storytelling and observations from below and inside Malaysia’s Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur from my backpacking adventure across SouthEast Asia.
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Sigiriya: An Ancient Sri Lankan Rock Fortress

Located in Sri Lanka, Sigiria is an ancient rock fortress and palace ruin surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs, and other structures…as well as a potentially-fictional hornet’s nest that doubles as a bribe-inducing scam.
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Sri Lanka Train Photography

I know I’ve said it many times before in this blog, but if you don’t know it, I love trains. My father and I built a model train town on a balsa-wood table when I was growing up and I’ve loved the rails ever since. So Dad, these train pics …
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Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau

Well, it had to happen sooner or later…the final post of the trip…as written from the plane ride home and finished up in NYC. This final entry covers our last week in Hong Kong and Macau where we stayed in the craziest tenement building I have ever seen, hiked to …
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Thoughts on Hong Kong, Skylines and Kowloon

I hate to say it as a native New Yorker, but Hong Kong’s skyline might just be a little cooler than ours. If only NYC had nightly neon shows.
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Dim Sum, Congee, Donkey and Boar Meat, Jellyfish and Other Foods

As it is a big city, Hong Kong boasts a wide variety of food from all over the world and we took full advantage of the selection. However, when we did treat ourselves to Asian fare, it usually consisted of some form of noodle, soup or meat. Poor Carrie had …
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Chungking Mansions: Bedbugs, Racial Tensions and Closet Sized Rooms

About an hour after the bedbug check, I felt something crawling on my neck, slapped it and looked at my blood-stained hand. Sure enough…bedbugs! I guess they must have been in hiding and came out when they smelled my blood, because they were all over the bed and pillows.
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Friends From Home, Skylines and Giant Buddha Statues in Hong Kong

After eight months with no visitors, Karen (Carrie’s childhood friend), Ben (who Carrie used to nanny for) and Michelle (Karen’s friend) all coordinated the start to their backpacking trips to meet up for a few days in Hong Kong. It was great to have the company, though all of us …
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The Bird and Goldfish Markets

Heading to the Yuen Po Street Bird Market in Hong Kong, I really just expected to see a bunch of birds and supplies for sale. Sure, the market had that, but it also was a hang out place for older Asian men to come and socialize with their birds. In …
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