Trip: SE Asia
There are [73] stories from my trip: SE Asia
THAILAND | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Views [808]
Chiang Mai
We arrived in Chiang Mai in time for the Saturday Night Market on Wualai Street. This was a pleasant break from temple viewing even though the market was packed with people along the two kilometers of vendors selling everything from household ... Read more >
LAOS | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Views [1983]
Vientiane & Luang Prabang, Laos
The capital of Laos is not the wonderful city many of the guidebooks make it out to be. It is a fairly small city with a few good temples, a very nice boardwalk along the Mekong River, and a royal palace, the ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Views [506]
Hoi An and My Son
Hoi An is an ancient city in Central Vietnam, with a gold and black sand beach that stretches almost to Danang about 40km away. It is a delightful old town right on the river with bridges to a number of islands including ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Views [394]
Hanoi
For those who grew up in the U.S. during the “Vietnam/American” War, the name alone is enough to conjure terrifying thoughts. What a surprise, then, to find a magnificently vibrant and friendly city. Temples lie in ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Views [444]
Hue
There are a couple of different roads leading from Hoi An to Hue, but perhaps the most scenic is the one that goes by Marble Mountain and over Hai Van (Sea Cloud) Pass. Marble Mountain is named for the beautiful white stone excavated from ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014 | Views [643]
Impressions of Siem Reap and Angkor Art
Siem Reap is the town closest to the Angkor World Heritage site; it is bustling with tourists from across the globe. In the restaurants, on the streets and in the markets one can hear twenty different ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014 | Views [524]
Impressions from Phnom Penh
I arrived late in the afternoon, so there wasn’t a lot of time to see too much on my first day in Cambodia. On the drive from the airport into the city, we passed a ca. 10-foot statue of a standing Ganesha ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014 | Views [2874]
Impressions of Ho Chi Minh City & Surrounding Temples
Ho Chi Minh is a thriving metropolis that, while not at all pretty, oozes the spirit of young Vietnamese urbanites. Motorscooters and motorbikes swarm the streets like invading ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Monday, 10 Feb 2014 | Views [2531]
Snapshot of Impressions of Myanmar Religious Traditions
Myanmar Religion is a blend of folk elements and Theravadan Buddhism. The latter was made the official state religion in 1056 and while this is no longer the case, ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Monday, 10 Feb 2014 | Views [1190]
Snapshots of Myanmar Art and Architectural History:
Myanmar’s history starts late. The first historical records aren’t until about the 2 nd -3 rd C, and those are few and far between. Most of the written record ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Monday, 10 Feb 2014 | Views [2303]
Miscellaneous Observations and Impressions of Myanmar:
Sai and David:
While I was wandering around Sule Pagoda in Yangon, a young man approached and asked whether I was Buddhist given the mala beads around my neck. His English ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sunday, 26 Jan 2014 | Views [936] | Comments [1]
Bangkok and Ayutthaya
Spent a very busy few days in this hub of Asian commerce and amazing temples. Some know Bangkok as the ‘City of Angels,’ although there are many more Buddha images than those of angels. It is also ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 24 Jan 2014 | Photo Gallery
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