Thailand is a strange and exotic country that is full of contradictions and challenges. Thais are some of the nicest, most laid-back people you will ever meet, yet they drive like maniacs and have the 2nd highest traffic-related death rate in the world. The food is […]
Things I Saw in Hanoi Part II – Black and White Edition
If you read Part I of this series, you will know that I accidentally drank beer for breakfast and thus had some challenges in photographing Hanoi. Drinking beer for breakfast isn’t something I do often – no really I promise! I do it maybe four […]
Things I Saw in Hanoi, or Street Photography is Difficult While Drunk
After my recent trip to Hanoi, I ended up deleting about 98% of my photos. It was a photo-editing blood bath. Let me tell you why.
Things I Saw in Yangon
Yangon (Rangoon), the largest city in Myanmar (Burma), felt like the love child between Mumbai (Bombay) and Havana (La Habana). Like Mumbai, it is a crowded, chaotic, dirty and colorful city replete with grand Brittish colonial buildings, but it has the dilapidated charm and laid-back […]
The Soi Cat Cafe
Due to some rather interesting recent events, I have decided to stay in Thailand and not go back to the USA for the next, oh I don’t know, four to eight years give or take an impeachment. In order to earn money, I decided to look […]
Hpa-An: The Coolest Place in Myanmar That You Don’t Know About
Hpa-An is oh-so-close to being the perfect travel destination.
I Like Big Buddha and I Cannot Lie / You Other Dieties Can’t Deny
I like Big Buddha and I cannot lie You other dieties can’t deny That when a Buddha walks in with a big o waist And a serene look on his face
All Aboard! Yangon’s Circle Train: A Photo Essay
We walked into the once grand Yangon Train Station and stood there with dumb looks on our faces. We were unsure where to buy tickets or what platform to go to. Soon, a friendly security guard appeared and drew a circle in the air with his […]
Myanmar: Ready for Tourists
In researching my recent trip to Myanmar, I was having a hard time finding up-to-date information about the rapidly changing country. My Lonely Planet guidebook told of a land devoid of ATMs where the traveler must bring in absolutely pristine US dollars, and even then, must […]
Long Exposure
One of my greatest joys in photography is making long exposure photos. Whether it be a 15-second shot of the northern lights, a 2-minute exposure of a sunset or a 30-second shot of a city, as I’m waiting for the camera to do its magic I […]
Trading Alaska for Bangkok
Where are you from? At the risk of sounding pretentious, this has been a rather complicated question lately.
Planet Bell 