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From the Journals… Again from Kâmpôt, Cambodia. February 8, 2016
April 20, 2018 - I stepped off the boat for a bit so I could explore a very quiet wat, or Buddhist temple. This photo is the top of the g...
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From the Journals…Still More from Bagan, Burma (Myanmar). February 1, 2011
May 22, 2017 - I was out the door by 6:00am on a rented bike from the hotel. (Too low, and the seat kept falling back.) It’s scary ridi...
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From the Journals…Bodhi Tataung, Myanmar (Burma). February 10, 2014
April 24, 2017 - I met my motorbike driver for my afternoon tour. It didn’t start off too auspiciously, as we discovered that because of...
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From the Journals…Still More from Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). January 12, 2011
April 21, 2017 - Having just arrived from my long flight from New York, I woke up on my first morning and took my jet-lagged body to the...
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From the Journals…Still More from Kyaiktiyo, Burma (Myanmar). January 14, 2011
April 14, 2017 - We got herded into a cattle truck is the best way to describe it. Slats of wood for seats, so close together there was n...
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From the Journals…More from Bagan, Burma (Myanmar). February 1, 2011
April 10, 2017 - We went to the temple of North Guni for sunset photos. There were only 2 other tourists there. We were a bit too far for...
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From the Journals…Even More from Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). January 12, 2011
March 24, 2017 - Having just arrived from my long flight from New York, I woke up on my first morning and took my jet-lagged body to the...
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From the Journals... Bagan, Burma. January 31, 2011
February 27, 2017 - We hired a horse cart, and decided that enroute from Nyaung U, where the bus arrived, to New Bagan we would stop for sun...
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From the Journals... More from Hpa-An, Myanmar (Burma). February 3, 2014
February 17, 2017 - I spent most of the afternoon hiding from the heat and talking to my fellow travelers on the balcony just outside my roo...
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From the Journals…More from Bagan, Burma (Myanmar). February 1, 2011
February 10, 2017 - We went to the temple of North Guni for sunset photos. There were only 2 other tourists there.
I try to be flexible and...
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From the Journals…Even More from Kakku, Burma (Myanmar). February 4, 2011
January 20, 2017 - I was up just after 6. The hotel owner had found us a taxi driver. We had a quick breakfast across from the hotel, then...
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From the Journals…More from Bagan, Myanmar (Burma). February 2, 2011
January 16, 2017 - Our driver came by at 4:00 to take us out for sunset pix. We went to Yinmana Paya. It’s an interesting complex that is o...
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From the Journals…More from Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). January 12, 2011
January 02, 2017 - Having just arrived from my long flight from New York, I woke up on my first morning and took my jet-lagged body to the...
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From the Journals...Tay Ninh, Vietnam. January 22, 1999
December 12, 2016 - Our tour bus driver was very candid about life today in Vietnam. It isn’t the rosy picture the government would have us...
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From the Journals…More from Kyaiktiyo, Burma (Myanmar). January 14, 2011
October 03, 2016 - We got herded into a cattle truck is the best way to describe it. Slats of wood for seats, so close together there was n...
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From the Journals…More from Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). January 20, 2003
August 08, 2016 - Although the plan was to go to the Shwedagon Paya before breakfast while it was still cool, and although we woke up on t...
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From the Journals…Kyaiktiyo, Burma (Myanmar). January 14, 2011
July 11, 2016 - We got herded into a cattle truck is the best way to describe it. Slats of wood for seats, so close together there was n...
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From the Journals…Still More from Kakku, Burma (Myanmar). February 5, 2011
June 20, 2016 - I was up just after 6. The hotel owner had found us a taxi driver. We had a quick breakfast across from the hotel, then...
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From the Journals…More from Bhaktapur, Nepal. December 2, 1988
May 20, 2016 - After a long walk to the bus station, we took a bus to Bhaktapur, a town 12 kilometers from Kathmandu. It is full of int...
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From the Journals…Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). January 20, 2003
March 28, 2016 - Although the plan was to go to the Shwedagon Paya before breakfast while it was still cool, and although we woke up on t...
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From the Journals…Bagan, Burma (Myanmar). February 4, 2003
February 19, 2016 - Our horse cart took us to many temples today, more than I needed to see. There are 2,278 temples listed by the Archaeolo...
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From the Journals…More from Kakku, Burma (Myanmar). February 5, 2011
December 18, 2015 - I was up just after 6. The hotel owner had found us a taxi driver. We had a quick breakfast across from the hotel, then...
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From the Journals… Lampang, Thailand. February 11, 2003
October 02, 2015 - I got a songthew to Wat Phra Tat Lampang Luang. It was okay, but not as good I thought from the description in Lonely Pl...
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From the Journals…Bagan, Burma (Myanmar). February 4, 2003
August 17, 2015 - Our horse cart took us to many temples today, more than I needed to see. There are 2,278 temples listed by the Archaeolo...
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From the Journals…Aswan, Egypt. April 5, 1989
November 10, 2014 - Our destination this morning was the ruins at Philae, and we were not alone. Again, the place was overrun with tourists.
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From the Journals... Monywa, Myanmar (Burma). February 10, 2014
May 09, 2014 - It was a 3-hour bus ride from Mandalay to Monywa. After checking in to my hotel, eating lunch, and a short nap, my motor...
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From the Journals...Kathmandu, Nepal, January 15, 1989
December 09, 2013 - Our main order of business was applying for a visa extension. After arriving there, it only took 15 minutes.
From there...
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From the Journals… My Son, Vietnam. January 31, 1999
November 11, 2013 - It was a rushed day today, not what I would have liked, but we saw a few interesting things, including these Cham monume...
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From the Journals… Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). January 28, 2003
November 08, 2013 - After lunch we walked around the fort wall in the heat until we decided it was time to get a taxi. We took it around to...
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Two of My Images Are Winners!
September 27, 2013 - I am happy to announce that my photos won awards at the Westchester Professional Photographers Association Image Competi...
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From the Journals...Kakku, Burma (Myanmar). February 5, 2011
August 26, 2013 - I was up just after 6. The hotel owner had found us a taxi driver. We had a quick breakfast across from the hotel, then...
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From the Journals...Angkor Wat, Cambodia. January 13, 1999
August 23, 2013 - Up at 5:10 to get to Angkor Wat for sunrise. Fortunately it was well worth the effort. As with most tropical sunrises, i...
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From the Journals...Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). January 12, 2011
April 08, 2013 - Having just arrived from my long flight from New York, I woke up on my first morning and took my jet-lagged body to the...
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From the Journals...Tay Ninh, Vietnam. January 22, 1999
April 05, 2013 - Our tour bus driver was very candid about life today in Vietnam. It isn’t the rosy picture the government would have us...
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From the Journals...Angkor, Cambodia. January 14, 1999
March 29, 2013 - Departed hotel at 8:10 after breakfast--another day at the ruins. So extensive--what a large civilization--about 1 milli...
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My Winning Photos from the WPPA Image Competition, February 26, 2013
March 02, 2013 - Good news! At the quarterly image competition of the Westchester Professional Photographers Association this week, 2 of...
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From the Journals...Borobudur, Java, Indonesia. January 29, 1998
December 07, 2012 - Missed both alarms on the watches, but somehow happened to wake up at 4:52 am. We were out on the street 6 minutes later...
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