Beyond Battambang
There are a lot of times when you travel you have one major focus for going to that area. Obviously you go to Egypt for the Pyramids, Peru for Machu […]
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The Arts Are Alive in Battambang
Battambang is Cambodias second biggest city. It has all the charm of a large sleepy town, where everyone knows each other. We got off the bus and for a change […]
Siem Reap’s Hidden Treasures
I would feel a little negligent not to talk about Siem Reap a bit. I was not impressed when I first arrived; touristy hotels, restaurants, and shops. Not the Asia […]
Over 10,000 Hits, Thank You!
Little over a year of blogging, and I have reached over 10,000 hits from 93 countries and over 200 followers, so thank you very much. I could not think of […]
Khmer Empires and Archeology Theives
Angkor National Archeology Park is so much more than just Angkor Wat. It’s a national park that stretches 400 square kilometers, encompassing part of the Angkorean Kingdom of the Khmer, […]
The Mighty Angkor Wat
I am not kidding you when I say that this is the moment I have been waiting for the whole trip. It was when I picked up an old copy […]
Tonlé Sap Tipping Tragedy
So we arrived into Siem Reap late in the evening, after a long bus ride from Phnom Penh. We grabbed a tuk tuk and even made a deal with the […]
Help Rebuild Malapascua Island, The Philippines
By this time everyone has heard about the horrendous typhoon that hit the Philippines a few weeks ago. Malapascua was our home for over two weeks. It was probably our […]
The Killing Fields
Cambodia, home to over 14.8 million people, is best known for its famous ruins, Angkor Wat, but it is so much more than that. Starting in the early days when […]
Travel Companions
Travel Companions, it’s an essential thing in the world. There are people that are your best friends, but you would not want to live with them. On the same note, […]
Phu Qouc – A Vacation On Our Travels
Phu Qouc is an interesting place. The Cambodians say it belongs to them, while Vietnam is not budging on its ownership. There is a large military presence on the island […]
Hanoi Holiday
Ah Hanoi, heart of North, capital of all Vietnam, home of Ho Chi Minh’s body, savior of all Vietnam. A city for more than a 1,000 years, Hanoi has a […]
A Typical Bus Ride in Laos
I am experimenting with the Gallery settings. Tell me what you think? Individual Pages Thank you everyone for the support on my illustrated travelogue through South East Asia. I […]
Halong Horror, Cat Ba Paradise
We woke up at 4 AM to catch the bus out of town. I was having issues with my stomach, and running out the door at that hour required a […]
Hue’s Forbidden City
Well, I think we got our cities mixed up, because here we thought Hoi An was going to be no big deal, and Hue was going to be the Cat’s […]
Mina – Queen of the Jungle
For a more detailed account of our adventures in Sumatra, check out these links. Mina -Terror in the Jungle Revenge of the Mina Monkeys with Drug Problems All images are […]
Thirty Day Challenge II – Final Results
Starting on April 18, I challenged myself to do a drawing a day from life for the next thirty days. The art was never meant to be finished art, but […]
Sketches From Under The Sea – 79 Feet Under
Normally I would put this under my Sketches from the road section, but I thought it was just too much fun to save it. This morning at five am in […]
Travel Bug – A Genetic Trait
Well it’s seems like any one who gets into writing, good or bad, eventually starts to think about why they are who they are, and how they got there. Next […]
Easy Rider
Day 1 200 km After a week in Nha Trang, we decided we needed something very different, so after some research, we chose to go with Easy Rider to Dalat. […]
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