Save the Boyd Theater, Philly’s Last Movie Palace
Well there comes a time when I feel the need to veer off course on my travel blog to discuss something that is really important to me, and hopefully […]
Halloween
Halloween, for me, is one of the most exciting holidays out there. It started as a pagan celebration in Ireland, as a Celtic festival of Samhain. Samhain is the end […]
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 […]
Vietnam’s Wildlife Heros
We had so much fun on the scooter, we decided we needed to get away on it for longer trip. We had been hitting city after city, and nature was […]
Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Using Only Your Feet!
Some times when you are traveling, you really have no idea where you are going. You know the time has come to move on, but you really have not chosen […]
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 […]
Hoi An – A Historical Treasure
Going back to my single days, I found that the one thing you can never do on a date is go with expectations. If you bring that baggage along, then […]
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 […]
Easy Rider II – The Ho Chi Minh Trail
There’s a magical feel when you climb on to a bike. You give her a nice kick-start, turn the throttle slightly and feel her purr to life, you release the […]
Trapping Cu – The Japanese Bridge
Easy Rider I – A Close Shave
Leaving Dalat was a sad pill for us to take, because we had really gotten a chance to relax there. We had our routines, and though they were not exciting […]
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 […]
A Whale Of A Day
Whale Sharks, big as a bus and just as tough. There is nothing like swimming with the biggest fish in the world, even crazier that it’s a Shark! In Cebu […]
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 […]
Betel Nut Love
Movie Palaces and Hanging Out in Dalat
Dalat is considered the alps of Vietnam, and I am not sure if this was a desperate marketing thing or just some Colonials desire for home so much that they […]
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