Ideal Bag for Olympus "Pro" Kits: Turnstyle 10
I love the TurnStyle bags by ThinkTank because they are minimalist yet well designed. The TurnStyle slings across your back, snug but out of the […]
Dec 30, 2014 / Add Comment
Olympic Peninsula
This time of year, the Olympic Peninsula and Puget Sound just get more and more beautiful. I think I'll have to put together a gallery […]
Sep 5, 2014 / Add Comment
Ferry Friends
It's the end of summer. Well, almost. People are on the outside decks of the ferry. Friends are everywhere. Life is good.
Aug 30, 2014 / Add Comment
Harper's Ferry
Well there isn't a ferry anymore; they moved that a mile down the peninsula to Southworth. But here's where it used to be, back when […]
Aug 17, 2014 / Add Comment
35 Years Ago Today: Beijing
Imagine a city of 12 million people, all on bicycles. No cars. Imagine walking across Tienanmen (天安門) square to the Forbidden City, in the dead […]
Aug 16, 2014 / Add Comment
New Gallery: Vietnam
I've just posted a new gallery to Qamera called "Vietnam." Those of you who follow me know that I travel there very frequently. It contains […]
Aug 2, 2014 / Add Comment
4321: 4 Cities, 3 Countries, 2 Continents - all in 1 Day
When you fly from Asia to the U.S., you lose time by flying 'against' the sun - but this is more than made up for […]
Aug 1, 2014 / Add Comment
New Collection: Buddhism in Asia
We have a new collection up on our Smugmug gallery, 'Buddhism in Asia'. Here's a small sample, or click on the link to browse through […]
Apr 14, 2014 / Add Comment
An unexpected snow
It rarely snows in the Puget Sound, at least close to sea level. True, if you head an hour north (Cascades National Park), Southeast (Rainier […]
Feb 9, 2014 / Add Comment
Cambodia
Snapshots from a weekend in Siem Reap visiting Angkor Wat and a floating village on the Tonle Sap lake.
Nov 11, 2012 / Add Comment
Rangoon Market
This morning I had a few hours before heading to the airport, and took a stroll through some of the markets downtown. During this stay […]
Mar 5, 2012 / Add Comment
Sunset, Sunrise
This seems to be the "thing to do" - climbing a temple to gain a view across the Bagan plain, and taking photos of sunrise […]
Mar 4, 2012 / Add Comment
Sunday Among the Temples
My second day here, the sun came out and so did my hat as I rode along dusty paths from temple to temple, meandering like […]
Mar 4, 2012 / Add Comment
I arrived early morning from Yangon and spent the day on a bicycle; a little boy followed me and took me to a few temples […]
Mar 4, 2012 / Add Comment
A short (hot) train ride through the Burmese countryside
Yangon, like Tokyo, also has a 'circle line' commuter train that goes around through the suburbs. This train was a bit different than the Yamanote […]
Mar 2, 2012 / Add Comment