Tourligion Under the Sea…Level

January 20, 2011 9 Comments »

Dead sea

I came all the way here; I couldn’t chicken out. No matter what, I had to get in that buoyant water. Winter be damned, I was going to go float on the lowest place on earth, the Dead Sea. One of the great things about the Conversation Corps program I’m participating in is that you […]

Shakin’ it up in Kentucky

May 13, 2010 13 Comments »

Back when I had furniture and lived a normal life working 9 to 5 everyday, I had an affinity to Shaker style furniture. My dining room set, as well as a number of little tables, were the shaker style; the simplicity and lines were always appealing to me. So when we had a few extra […]

ChristmAsia!

December 24, 2008 3 Comments »

I’ve had a few questions about what it’s like to spend Christmas in Asia, so I thought I would give you my perspective as well as a photographic tour through HCMC Christmas Festivities. For for photo journey of HCMC lights – click here! I must admit that Ho Chi Minh City has surprised me with […]

Running Among Gods

December 11, 2008 4 Comments »

Run angkor wat half marathon

There are a few places in the world that everyone should see, Angkor Wat is one of them. As most of you know, I am someone who hates to do what everyone else it doing; so I took it a step further last weekend. I didn’t just see Angkor Wat, I ran Angkor Wat. My […]

Kathmandu – Second Time’s A Charm

October 11, 2008 2 Comments »

Dhal Bhat Days – Vol 12 9/13/08 For all Kathmandu Photography – click here!  (opens new window) For all Kathmandu snapshots- click here! (opens new window) After a refreshing, civilized stay in Pokhara for two nights, I arrived back in Kathmandu with a new outlook; it was no longer scary. I was reminded again of […]

Electric Blankets and Chains – No, This Isn’t Porn

November 16, 2007 4 Comments »

For all photos of Deqin and the Snow Mountain – click here! For the 4 days we spent in and around Shangri-la we had the unique opportunity to experience the 4 seasons…one each day. The bad news is that my suitcase wasn’t really outfitted to experience the 4 seasons, and the Chinese concept of heating […]

The Many Meanings of Shangri la China

November 14, 2007 4 Comments »

Songzanlin Monastery Shangri La China

  Before coming to Southwest China, my sister and I were out one night with some of her Singapore friends and they wanted to know where we were going on our pending trip to Yunnan China. We rattled off a few places including  Shangri-la. There was an immediate ooooohh around the room as someone started […]

Processional for Food…Giving Alms

October 4, 2007 2 Comments »

Click here to see the photo documentary on Giving Alms! Every morning in Buddhist communities it happens like clockwork – giving alms. Giving alms is the process of monks going out to get food from people that want to make a ‘good deed’. People fill monk’s bowls with rice, drinks, oreos, biscuits – anything that […]

Beam Me Up: Our Visit to the Vatican

June 20, 2007 2 Comments »

View Rome Photography  View snapshots of Rome and Siena snapshots  Over the 6 days Micah and I were in Rome, we realized that we had a lot of in common…we liked to see the sites, but we liked to see a different side of the sites – and we both loved to people watch. Ok […]

If you build it, they will come – Cambodia

April 3, 2007 4 Comments »

View photography of Cambodia View snapshots of Siem Reap View snapshots of Phnom Penh I arrived in yet another 3rd world country, another country with a recent, torrid history full of war, and death. Yet even though Cambodia is nestled between Thailand and Vietnam – it really isn’t like these other countries, it has found […]