The rusty kickstand gave a metallic squeal as I flicked it toward the ground with my right foot. Lifting the daypack I noticed the wire basket had chewed a thumb size hole through the packs thin skin. The two… Read More ›
Travel Writing
Friends And Waterfalls
Erawan National Park is a Tarzan-like jungle famous for waterfalls, challenging trails and spectacular swimming holes. Despite the longish bus ride and going it alone I decided to buy a ticket. But when I entered the hostel the affable front… Read More ›
The Death Railway, Kanchanaburi, Thailand – Part 2
The Death Railway, Kanchanaburi, Thailand – Part 2 Songkran is a little like the Bill Murray movie ‘Groundhog Day’. The same thing occurs day after day. The next morning Songkran continued and the manager or perhaps she was the owner, encouraged me… Read More ›
The Death Railway, Kanchanaburi, Thailand – Part 1
The Death Railway, Kanchanaburi, Thailand – Part 1 My gear fits into a 20 liter pack and a Timbuktu messenger bag so even with stifling heat the short hike from the pier on the Chao Phraya River to the train… Read More ›
Thailand at Play and Work
Here’s a few photos I collected in Thailand that I hope depict a side of life there. Hammering out alms bowls for the monks. Restocking can be tougher than you think. Thai boxing or Muay Thai is… Read More ›
Songkran in Bangkok
A water fight when the temperature is over a 100 degrees was a brilliant idea. Thailand came up with it years ago and it corresponds with their New Year’s Day, roughly. The water fight is called Songkran but it lasts… Read More ›
Bad Bus, Good Experience
The “gooood boat”unloading cargo before taking on backpackers. I wasn’t planning to hitchhike into Bangkok, in fact I had a bus ticket in my pocket. In Koh Tao when I was debating with myself whether to buy the combined boat/bus… Read More ›
Diving in Koh Tao, Thailand
Moving slowly through Thailand seems right. It’s too darn hot to move at any other pace. But a slow pace also seems to blend well with the culture. Based on my limited personal experience Thai people walk, move and speak… Read More ›
Scammed in Bangkok
It’s true. I fell for the old man/tuk-tuk/tailor shop scam on my third day in Bangkok. And it was so enjoyable I was reluctant to draw it to a close. I was taking street photos when an old gentleman, who… Read More ›
Bangkok, “I Came For The Weather.”
A tuk tuk driver hiding from the Bangkok sun. So why would anyone fly from America to Bangkok, Thailand with the country’s hottest month of the year, April, fast approaching? To steal a sarcastic line from Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca,… Read More ›
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