Today's travel photo is of a silvery ocean at sunset on the island of Koh Phangan, Thailand. Koh Phangan is a great place to see the sunset over the sea if you're on the eastern side of the thin stretch of land that makes up Southern Thailand. I took this photo from the beach just [...]
Today's travel photo is of a lioness patiently watching a herd of zebras on the grassy plains of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. It is amazing how well the lions blend in with the grass, and although some of the zebras seemed aware that there was something there, most continued to graze, oblivious to the fact that [...]
Today's travel photo is of a man on his trishaw talking to some people on the street outside of a Chinese Temple in George Town, Malaysia. This is a fairly typical scene in George Town, on the island of Penang. Trishaws are still quite common and aren't a bad way to get around the city [...]
Today's travel photo is of Baphuon Temple in Angkor Thom, Cambodia. We visited the huge ancient city of Angkor Thom after going to Angkor Wat at sunrise. From the popular temple of Bayon, we began walking around to see some of the other sites, starting with Baphuon. This 11th century temple mountain is located next [...]
Today's travel photo is an old one of Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square) in the heart of Venice, Italy. In this photo, a group of tourists is admiring the view to St Mark's Cathedral and the enormous Campanile (clock tower) that towers over the piazza. I remember first stepping foot into St Mark's Square [...]
Today's travel photo is of the interior of Wat Monthian in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Wat Monthian is a beautiful Buddhist temple located along the northern section of the ring road that surrounds the Old City, and is just a short walk west from Chang Pheuak Gate. When we visited, we had the whole place to [...]
Today's travel photo is of some gum trees silhouetted against a colourful sky at the Victoria Falls camp ground in Australia. We stayed at this campground after taking the Great Alpine Road through some spectacular country, and this was a great spot to stop for the night. We had the whole place to ourselves, so [...]
Today's travel photo is of some antique furniture inside Pinang Peranakan Mansion in George Town, Malaysia. Pinang Peranakan Mansion was built by Chung Keng Quee, a rich Baba from the local Nonya Culture in Penang, and it is now a museum showcasing some excellent examples of the lifestyle of the rich merchants of the area. The [...]
Today's photo is of a fresh spring roll at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam. When it comes to spring rolls, I think that Vietnam might have the best. This particular spring roll was a fresh, unfried spring roll at a little hole in the wall restaurant in the Old Quarter of Hanoi. I took this [...]
Today's travel photo is a view of the Barranco Valley on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. We reached this point on day three of the trek along the Machame Route on Mount Kilimanjaro, where we had to climb up to the Lava Tower at 4600 metres, before trekking down into the Barranco Valley to our camp for [...]
