Category Archives: Art
Sketches From The Road II
I have updated my Sketch Page with new art from my travels. Click on the link or go to the Sketches from the Road link to see the new art. […]
Artificial Reefs and New Friends
One of the great thing about the Gili’s Islands is how active the dive centers are into conservation. Of course you think that is a given, but it actually isn’t. […]
Adventures of Captain Bintang, Aliikai Part 2
Day 3 The next day we arrived at a small volcanic island named Satonda that had a huge crater in the center that was filled with water. We hiked around […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Tropics!
Monkeys With Drug Problems!
Sketches From The Road
I have created a new page on my website with random sketches from the road. The following are some sketches that I have done while traveling. A major goal of […]
Seeking Nirvana in Java
It’s three A.M. in the morning, and the iPad is making a high pitched creepy wailing sound building up in intensity to an unearthly crescendo. With puffy eyes I slap […]
Yogyakarta, It’s All In The Name
Yogyakarta, a word that does not roll off the tongue so well. Heck, even when typing this out I have to look at the title to remember it. To be […]
Election Day in Malaysia
Catching Crabs in the Tropics
The Cock Fight That Never Was
This is a beta version so if you notice any problems please email me so they can be fixed. We are still working out the glitches. If you like what […]
Preparation for the Trip
What can I say, my preparation for this trip is pretty much nothing. I have been reading a million books on South East Asia, travel logs and historical books, but […]
One Way Ticket: South East Asia
Well here I am, getting ready for my first true world adventure. I have been talking about this for over a decade now, and most people are tired of hearing […]
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