Category: Travel

  • Pyramid of the Sun

    Teotihuacan April 2011

  • The Golden Road

    Koh Chang, Thailand December 2006 Do I need to say anything else?

  • All Vines Lead Somewhere…

    Angkor Wat, Cambodia December 2006 Angkor Wat is a large area in central Cambodia that is filled with old temples.  The temples are from the old khmer reign.  There are hundreds of temples surrounding the area.  It takes days to walk through the whole complex.  One of the temples I got to visit had tons…

  • Butterfly Effect

    Upland Holistic Development Project, Northern Thailand Fall 2006 UHDP is a NGO located in Northern Thailand.  It tries to to find different ways of farming that does not destroy the forest of Thailand.  This picture is just one of the many butterflies that were hatching from their cocoons.

  • Slow Train Coming

    Chiang Mai, Thailand October 23, 2009 An old train at the train station in Chiang Mai.  Our train was suppose to leave at 2:50, but we did not leave until 6:30.

  • Last Lonely Eagle

    Mae Chaem, Northern Thailand Fall 2006

  • Lowman

    Mae Chaem, Northern Thailand Fall 2006 A picture of Erika Lowman, while we were visiting a small Thai village.

  • Sunflower Galore

    Suphanburi, Thailand November 29, 2009 These are just some of the sunflowers in the fields of thousands of sunflowers.

  • Wat Muang

    Suphanburi, Thailand November 29, 2009 Wat Muang is located outside of Suphanburi.  Thailand’s largest sitting Buddha is located there.  The Buddah stands 97 meters tall.  For all the Americans out there that is about 318 feet.

  • Cirrus Clouds

    Koh Chang, Thailand December 2006

  • Serpent Squared

    Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand Fall 2006 Doi Suthep is a mountain near the city of Chiang Mai.  There is a Wat on the mountain and it overlooks the entire city of Chiang Mai.

  • A Full Sun

    Koh Chang, Thailand December 2006

  • A Wispy World

    Koh Chang, Thailand December 2006

  • Ribbons of Red

    Akha Village, Northern Thailand Fall 2006 This picture was taken at almost the same time as the “Immolation” picture.  These were the three wise men from the village.  The red scarfs on their heads represent their importance in the village.  These were the men that I ate the pig that we sacrificed for the ceremony.

  • Flailing Arms

    Angkor Wat, Cambodia December 2006 The most amazing thing to go see in Cambodia is Angkor Wat.  Angkor Wat is a place where there are many many temples located.  It takes days to go see all of the temples in the area.  I only spent a day there, so I went to the more well…

  • Chang

    Chiang Mai, Thailand Fall 2006 In Thai, Chang means elephant.  It is also the name of the cheap beer that they have in Thailand.  This picture was taken at an elephant camp that we went to visit.  That is my hand petting the trunk.

  • Anchored

    Koh Chang, Thailand December 2006

  • Siesta?

    Chiang Mai, Thailand. Fall 2006. I was walking the streets of Chiang Mai and saw a tuk-tuk pulled over to the side. In the seat, was an old Thai woman taking a nap. It was the middle of the day, so I thought that this would be an appropriate title.

  • Classroom or Cell?

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia. December 2006. After two gorgeous weeks on an island I decided it would be smart to head over to Cambodia. It wasn’t until I crossed the border when I started to read about the Khmer Rouge and the suffering the people of Cambodia went through. This picture is from the S-21 prison…

  • Surreality

    Sukhothai, Thailand. Fall 2006.

  • Night Market

    Chiang Mai, Thailand. Fall 2006. The top of Tae Phae Gate. Every Sunday, the whole area around the gate would fill up with vendors for the night market.

  • Loy Krathong

    Chiang Mai, Thailand. November 2006. Loy Krathong is an annual festival held every November in Thailand. To celebrate, small floats, or krathongs, are let onto the river and other floats are released into the air. Fireworks are lit throughout the night. In this picture, one of my friends lit a firework right under her feet.

  • Immolation

    Akha village, Northern Thailand. Fall 2006. Immolation, a sacrificial offering, was performed when we visited an Akha village in the mountains. It was there where some of us were invited to complete the whole ceremony by sacrificing a pig.

  • A Buddha’s Touch

    Sukhothai, Thailand. Fall 2006. Standing Buddha. I messed around with the picture, on Photoshop, to add a reflection.

  • Buddha meet God

    Sukhothai, Thailand. Fall 2006. Sitting Buddha. Sukhothai was the old capital of Thailand many years ago.

  • kids at work

    Koh Chang, Thailand. December 2006. I took this shot walking back to my bungalow on Koh Chang.  Koh Chang is located in the gulf of Thailand.