This week's travel photo is of some gates at Pha That Luang - a huge Buddhist stupa in Vientiane, Laos. Pha That Luang is the largest stupa in Laos, and as I walked along the road from Patuxai I could see the golden stupa shining bright in the sunlight.
My first African safari experience was in the small Lake Manyara National Park, located on the shores of Lake Manyara in Tanzania. I had spent the morning driving from Arusha with the rest of my safari group, before exploring the small town of Mto wa Mbu where we had set up camp. The afternoon was [...]
This week's travel photo is of the barren and rocky Shira Plateau with the snow capped Kibo Peak rising above it on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. I took this photo in the morning of day three of the trek before climbing up to the lava tower, located at the base of the snow capped peak ahead.
This week's travel photo is of the road heading south towards Nong Khiaw in Northern Laos. Nong Khiaw is a peaceful little town that is a great place to visit if you really want to get into the slow pace of the country. I didn't do much besides lie in a hammock with a book [...]
This week's travel photo is of Piazza Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy. The piazza is dominated by the beautiful 14th century church of Santa Maria Novella, and located near the main train station in Florence which goes by the same name. More about Santa Maria Novella With its striking green-and-white marble façade designed [...]
On the West Bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, sits one of the city's most popular sights - Wat Arun. I've visited this temple several times and I never get tired of seeing it when I'm in Bangkok, even if it's just as I pass it on the ferry. Wat Arun - [...]
This week's travel photo is of some beautiful artwork on the Queen's Pagoda at Phra Mahathat Naphamethanidon in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The twin royal pagodas of Phra Mahathat Naphamethanidon are located near the top of Doi Inthanon - the highest mountain in Thailand.
This week's travel photo is of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia at night, taken from near the Opera House just after the sun disappeared over the horizon. I didn't have my tripod on me at the time, so I used a nearby concrete barrier to take this longer exposure shot. It gave [...]
It's almost impossible for me to describe just how vast the Serengeti Plain is in Northern Tanzania. When I recently spent three days exploring Serengeti National Park, I was constantly speechless at the sheer size and beauty of this vast plain. As far as the eye can see, grasslands in different shades of yellow, green [...]
This week's travel photo is of a boat at Pak Ou Caves, near Luang Prabang on the Mekong River, Laos. I took this photo while heading upstream on the two day slow boat journey to the Thailand border. More about Pak Ou Caves The Pak Ou Caves, located about 25 kilometers north of Luang Prabang, [...]
