About Adventures of a GoodMan
My name is Greg Goodman, and this is the magazine of my life.
. . . .Through it, I invite you to join me on a virtual photographic trip around the world, complimented by stories and multimedia from the road.
Think of the site as my answer to the age-old question: I traveled; now what?
A Vietnamese Temple in Vientiane, Laos
Fine art photography from the Phat Tich Temple in Vientiane, Laos. It was designed to look like a pagoda specifically for Vientiane’s large Vietnamese population.
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Posted in Buildings, Photo of the Day, Temples and Ruins
Tagged buddhism, Building, Laos, Pagoda, Southeast Asia, Temple, Vientiane, Vietnam
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Dew You Like Lotus Flowers?
FIne art photography of a bouquet of lotus flowers for sale in the Mongkok Flower Market in Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Posted in Nature, Photo of the Day
Tagged Flower, Hong Kong, Lotus, Nature, Southeast Asia
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Exploring Cambodia With or Without a Tourguide
Learn about some of the highlights a tour of Cambodia can offer you, including Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, beaches, and more!
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Placemat // a Graphic Art Exploration of Food Around the World
What do kitchens, food, restaurants and street stalls look like all around the world? That’s what Placemat explores through travel photography and graphic art.
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Posted in Featured Posts Slider, Highlights, My Favorites, The Symmetry Project
Tagged Art, Food, India, Restaurant, Southeast Asia, Symmetry, Thailand, The Symmetry Project
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What is the Symmetry Project? (it’s my life’s work!)
the Symmetry Project is my life’s work and a new way of exploring the universal needs of humanity through travel photography and digital art. Learn more and see samples.
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Do Good as You Go :: Volunteer with the Muskoka Foundation
Learn about the Muskoka Foundation, whose mission is to transform the adventure travel sector by including volunteering as a standard part of every traveler’s plans
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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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Posted in Featured Posts Slider, Food, Food, My Favorites, Observations, Thailand, Thailand
Tagged 7-Eleven, Food, Snack, Southeast Asia, Strange, Thailand
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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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Posted in * My Craziest & Best Stories, Best of the Site, Featured Posts Slider, My Absolute Favorite Experiences & Posts, My Favorites, Photos With Stories, SouthEast Asia, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, Thailand, Travel Journals
Tagged Crazy Story, Danger, Fire, Pai, Southeast Asia, Thailand
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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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Posted in Best of the Site, Featured Posts Slider, Highlights, Photography, Thailand, Thailand
Tagged monastery, Monk, Photo Tour, Photography, Photos, Southeast Asia, Thailand
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A Weekend in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is a monument of ingenuity and determination, having evolved from a shanty town to a 21st century city metropolis with skyscrapers, international trade and commerce.
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Taksi // From Here to There, Sometimes We All Need a Cab
Sometimes, the easiest way to fulfill our universal need of getting from here to there, is to hail a cab. This graphic art piece explores all the different ways that can look.
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Spend a Weekend in Singapore
Live it up and spend a weekend in luxary while visiting Singapore. Read about some places to go and things to do in this post on a city that’s also a country.
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Hotel Rooms For $3 per Night – You Get What You Pay For!
Early on while backpacking through India and SouthEast Asia, my wife Carrie and I realized that there really wasn’t that much of a difference between a $3 hotel room and a $13 hotel room.
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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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Posted in Interesting People, Photo of the Day, Thailand, Thailand, Uncategorized
Tagged Bangkok, Protest, red shirt, Southeast Asia, Thailand
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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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Posted in Featured Posts Slider, Highlights, Laos, Laos, My Favorites
Tagged Buddha, Laos, Photography, Southeast Asia, Transportation, Travel, Travel Journal
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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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Posted in Landmarks, Photo of the Day, Sri Lanka
Tagged * Photography by Theme, Ancient Cities, Fortress, Greg Goodman, Nature, Nikon D80, Photography, Sigiria, Sigiriya, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka
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Visiting the Singapore Zoo
I first came across the Singapore Zoo in the middle of a 36 hour whirlwhind visit to the country. Even my wife Carrie, who is normally not a “zoo person,” was amazed by the splendor of the place.
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