While upgrading my computer, I figured it was a good opportunity to start fresh with my browser bookmarks and get rid of the masses of links that I had that no longer went anywhere. Clean house, you know? Of course, there are still bookmarks that I need — things I look at every day or [...]

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a long time. While finishing up the keywording of my Thailand files in the last couple of weeks, I ran across a good example of what I’ve been wanting to discuss, and that is: how I use Google Maps to help me identify my images.
Of course, taking [...]

After an ugly week in Bangkok, the protests have been dismantled and everyone seems to be waiting to see what happens next. This has been a tough time for Thailand. For a country that thrives on tourism, more tough times will likely be ahead. But this is a resilient region and hopefully the situation will [...]

The situation in Bangkok has ramped up again. Red Shirts maintain the protest they began over two months ago and the government’s patience is wearing thin. While I was there in March — oddly enough arriving on the same day as many of the Red Shirt protesters — things were quite peaceful and the protesters [...]

After a brief delay due to a missed flight and re-routing through Pennsylvania, I am home once more. Sorry for not posting from the road but internet access was not always available to me, nor was there much time to even offload cards. I arrived home with nearly all of my shots still in-camera rather [...]

So much to show and so little time. I find myself in a familiar place — not caught up with images from one trip and, yet, leaving on another. I’ll be in Jamaica for the next few days so here’s one more Thailand post to tide you over while I’m away. Of course, I’ll post [...]

It’s happened to all of us. We take the family elephant down to the river to wash off the accumulated sludge of winter from her undercarriage and, next thing you know, a water fight breaks out. Afterall, you’re sitting on the world’s greatest water pistol, right?
Day three in Thailand and it’s a visit to the [...]

Wrapping up day two of my Thailand trip were visits to a few temples including Wat Chedi Luang. Images from its prayer hall appear above. There are many, many temples in Chiang Mai — I believe I heard the number put at 1038 which hardly seems possible. On my fourth and last day in Chiang [...]

In the afternoon of my second day in Thailand, I visited some highland villages north of Chiang Mai. The people who live in this area migrated to Thailand over the last few centuries from China and Tibet. My first stop was a working village that was largely agricultural but had a couple of small stands [...]

My second day in Thailand began with an early morning visit to the market. In addition to a vast indoor space where everything was sold from clothing to hot meals, there were a line of vendors along the street stretching for several blocks. This was true convenience shopping in that people could ride up on [...]