Elephant domestication has a long history in southeast asia. We tried out elephant transport on a trek in northern Thailand. …
Five Stars
I have a short story in the new issue of Schlock Magazine: http://www.schlockmagazine.net/2013/06/24/five-stars/ It’s titled Five Stars and is about a…
Hanoi street scenes
Bamboo for sale on Hang Vai street… Ancient banyan tree rooted between buildings… Architecture in Hanoi’s Old Quarter…
Serpent Gods from Southeast Asia to the Amazon
Nāgas are a class of serpent beings or minor deities in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology. They take the form of…
Kinh
These are people I met when my friend brought me to a place called Tinh Bien in the far southwest corner of Vietnam.…
Temple stories
I’m fascinated by the murals found in Buddhist temples. These are from Wat Phon Xay in Luang Prabang, Laos. Epic…
Laos
A boat down the Mekong brought us to the Pak Ou caves, a shrine filled with hundreds of Buddha figures.…
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang in Laos is a peaceful, picturesque town on the Mekong River. The alluring wats (temples) with distinct sloping…
Mountain Biking on Fansipan
We did a mountain bike trek from Tram Ton (Heaven’s Gate) Pass on Mt. Fansipan to Binh Lu, through myriad…
Sapa
A town perched in the far northern mountains of Vietnam, where terraced rice paddies drape the feet of steep jungle-clad…
