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I wasn’t planning on writing any more blogs until I got home, but in honor of the king’s birthday, I figured it would be a nice ending to my time in Southeast Asia to share a couple shots from The King of Thailand’s 80th birthday. Just a few shots from an awe-inspiring night in honor of a King that is almost deified by the Thai people.

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I’m currently travelling through Indonesia and thus am away from both my laptop and steady internet. Therefore, I won’t be updating my site with any of my work from my few days in Singapore, my time here in Indonesia, or my 5 days in Tokyo (Read More…)

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My next stop was the relatively untraveled country of Laos. Laos had its borders closed to foreigners for many years, but recently changed that policy and have since let travelers in to enjoy one of the most beautiful countries I’ve ever seen (Read More…)

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I traveled for a couple of weeks in northern Thailand getting lost in the hills. I spent my time exploring caves, experiencing my first muay thai fight, and riding through the hills on a tiny motorbike. I started in Chiang Mai where I visited (Read More…)

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After seeing hundreds and hundreds of temples in the past months in India, Burma, Thailand, and Nepal it was time for me to visit one of the most famous temple sites in the world—the Angkor temples in Cambodia (Read More…)

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I had never heard of Bokor Hill Station until I arrived in southern Cambodia, but the tales of a twice-abandoned hill station built by the French that included a hotel, casino, post office, and church all on top of a mountain overlooking the Gulf of Thailand was too enticing to pass up (Read More…)

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I arrived in Bagan filled with excitement to finally visit this place that I’d been dreaming about for many years of my life. The ruins of Bagan are spread over 16 square miles and include more than 2000 temples and pagodas (Read More…)

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My next stop in Myanmar took me to Inle Lake, a 45 square mile lake that is 2900 feet above sea level. The lake is home to many floating villages, floating restaurants, and floating gardens. While not really “floating,” they are all built on an elaborate system of stilts over the water (Read More…)

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Upon arriving in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), I took the first flight to Mandalay, which is the second biggest city in this relatively unexplored country. Burma has had a very tumultuous recent history and prohibited tourism for many years (Read More…)

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The final part of my trek began with a stop in Tatopani (literally “hot water”) for the hot springs. After sampling the hot springs once, I extended my stay in Tatopani by 2 nights to have time to enjoy the hot springs and let my sore muscles rest (Read More…)

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After Muktinath, I descended back down through Jarkhot, Jomsom and eventually to Marpha, all with many stops to smaller villages off of the tourist track. On the way down I had a chance to visit many monasteries that were hundreds of years old and steeped in tradition (Read More…)

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I decided a trip to Nepal would not be complete without a trek, which was the reason I first came to Nepal 9 years ago. After meeting with a photographer friend in Kathmandu who had been trekking in Nepal for over 20 years, I decided on a trek (Read More…)

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My next stop in Nepal was the relaxing city of Pokhara that is set right on the edge of Fewa Lake, or Fewa Tal as it is known in Nepali. I spent two weeks spending my time paddling around the lake and walking through town to photograph all the nature and culture that surrounded (Read More…)

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After staying in the heart of the tourist center of Kathmandu–an area called Thamel–I needed an escape from the westernization and searched for a more authentic city in the Kathmandu Valley and I arrived in Patan. (Read More…)

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My final destination in my circuit around India was the famous Punjabi city of Amritsar. This amazing town is the holy city for the members of the Sikh faith–often characterized by turban, beard, and sometimes a dagger or sword. (Read More…)

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I was lucky enough to spend my birthday in McLeod Ganj–the home of both the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile. The city of Dharamsala, India contains the village of McLeod Ganj (Read More…)

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Following my stay in Varanasi I spent a day at Deer Park in Sarnath, which is the location of the Buddha’s first sermon and thus the creation of Dharma. Lying thirteen kilometers from Varanasi, Sarnath is one of the most popular Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India. (Read More…)

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After spending much of my life dreaming about visiting Varanasi, I was elated to arrive in such a magical city. Varanasi is considered the holiest of all cities in the Hindu faith, and before that it was a holy Buddhist city as well. The Ganges, or Ganga as it is known in India (Read More…)

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The next stop on my trail through India was a small beach town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu called Mamallapuram. This charming town was built around a longtime tradition of rock carving, and many carved statues were displayed throughout the town. (Read More…)

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Upon arriving in Madurai I checked into a hotel that was apparently the tallest building in Madurai. After dropping my bags off in my room I walked to the hotel roof where I was astounded by the view of the Meenakshi-Sundareshwara Temple (Read More…)

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I travelled to Kochi, in the southern state of Kerala, to find the true south-Indian culture and surroundings and I was very pleased with what I found. Kochi had some of the nicest and most honest people of the entire trip, and although it was a bit of a tourist destination (Read More…)

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After a hectic few days of traveling from Rajasthan, including a chaotic day in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) at the hotel Oasis, which is certainly not an oasis, I arrived in Goa. (Read More…)

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I had originally planned on stopping through Ellora to take a quick look at their ancient caves from 3 different religions and then keep on heading south. I know, I know…even just my description of Ellora makes it obvious as to why I instead stayed there for 4 days. (Read More…)

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While staying in Bharatpur, I made the obligatory trip to Agra, India–home of the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort of Agra–as well as going a few more kilometers to see Fatehpur Sikri, an old abandoned fort city.
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While we originally intended to go to Bharatpur for its world renowned bird sanctuary, it turned out that because of a bad monsoon the previous year and a change in damming practices to help the farmers, the park was nothing like it used to be because of its lack of water. (Read More…)

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I arrived in Delhi on India’s Republic Day–a very interesting day to arrive in India as everything is closed for the huge Republic Day parade, complete with camel battalions and tanks from the India Army. (Read More…)

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While spending a few days in Bahrain, a small island country just off the coast of Saudi Arabia, I was fascinated by the contrast between modern trends of globalization and the traditional Muslim dress and culture. (Read More…)

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Persistent rainy days and one of the worst storms Europe had seen in years provided a challenging forum for a photographer, but the culture and personality that emanates from the streets of Amsterdam was ever-present. (Read More…)