Flores is the main jumping off point for visiting Komodo. The island is named “Flower” in Spanish, yet is has few flowers. I was joking with our Komodo tour guide about this, which he thought was quite amusing. There is not much to do on Flores, but it is a nice place to relax and …
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Weekly Photo: Itaipu Dam, Paraguay
Paraguay is quite proud of Itaipu Dam. On a visit, though, this is pretty much all we saw of the dam. And a very nationalistic video about its construction. While it’s cool to see, I’ve seen big dams before (Grand Coulee is in Washington, where I’m from). What they don’t tell you is that Itaipu …
Weekly Photo: New York City
I took this photo from the top of the Empire State Building. For whatever reason, it came out look a bit old. I liked that look so I left it alone. Such a lovely city, everyone loves New York! Well, except for one of my Thai friends. =)
Weekly Photo: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia
Old Town is a quaint little area of Tallinn that is stuck in the past. What makes it so unique is that most of the Medieval architecture is original. While the rest of Europe’s architecture has had to be heavily restored, Tallinn’s has survived wars and Soviet occupation.
Weekly Photo: Sunset at Kota Kinabalu
I took this photo a while back while I was in Borneo. I was looking through my photos and remembered how beautiful the sunset was that night. This photo is at a resort, but they let you go in even if you are not staying there. If only this was a tropical island that I …
Weekly Photo: Butterfly at Phnom Kulen National Park
There were butterflies everywhere at Phnom Kulen National Park. Literally hundreds of them were flying around. Many were orange, but there were a few that were blue and green like this one. It took quite a bit of patience to wait for the butterflies to stop long enough to take a photo. I waited about …
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Weekly Photo: Phnom Kulen Waterfall
The water looks rather brown, but it’s actually not so bad when you are close up. Phnom Kulen Waterfall is about 2 hour drive from Siem Reap along a windy road. You end up in the middle of the jungle, but it’s rather pleasant. There are few foreigners and the place is relaxing. A nice …
Weekly Photo: Koh Phi Phi Don
On a day trip from Phuket, I visited Koh Phi Phi Don for the first time in four years. It’s changed quite a bit, with more tourists and touts, and more development. One thing has remained the same, though, and that’s the beauty.
Weekly Photo: Ya Nui Beach, Phuket
Ya Nui Beach is a small beach with few people around. It’s not exactly easy to get to, and its far from the regular tourist beaches most people visit. There’s a small outcropping of rocks that are fun to climb around, and you get a nice view of the little beach as well.
Weekly Photo: Sun Bear
Near Kuang Si Falls there is a Sun bear reserve established to help Sun bears that have been mistreated and cannot be returned to the wild. They are vegetarians and seem rather lazy. All they did was sleep. They even slept in hammocks, which was rather amusing. Sometimes, they just people watch, like this Sun …