Archive for 2004

Index of blog posts from 2004

Counting down

In ten days time, I'm going to Asia for three months.

blogs, travel, Asia

Care the lovely plants

Care the lovely plants

Hong Kong, China

First impressions of Hong Kong at the misty end of April.

Hong Kong, Kowloon, China

Chickenhead

Chickenhead

Hong Kong, China

Talking with Chinese sex workers in Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong.

prostitution, sex work, sex workers, Hong Kong, China

Cheung Chau Island

Cheung Chau Island

Hong Kong, China

Photographs from Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong.

Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, China

Fragrant Harbour

Fragrant Harbour

Hong Kong, China

Photographs of Kowloon and Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.

Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China

Central

Central

Hong Kong, China

Photographs taken on a walk through Central and Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Central, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China

Black and white

Black and white

Nonthaburi, Thailand

Photographs from a wat in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Nonthaburi, Bangkok, Thailand, wats, zebras

Hi-So

Bangkok, Thailand

A night out in high-society Bangkok.

Bangkok, Thailand, parties, elephants, hi-so

Khlong Saen Saep

Khlong Saen Saep

Bangkok, Thailand

Khlong Saen Saep canal boats -- the only form of public transport in the world that runs on toxic waste.

Khlong Saen Saep, Bangkok, Thailand, canals, khlongs

Rain

Rain

Bangkok, Thailand

At this time of year in Bangkok, it seems to rain once a day. Hard.

Bangkok, Thailand, rain

Shrines

Shrines

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok's roadside shrines are Hindu outposts in a Buddhist country.

Bangkok, Thailand, shrines, Buddhism, Hinduism

Visa run

Bangkok, Thailand

We've been in Thailand for a month. It's time to renew our visas.

Bangkok, Thailand, visas

Bangkok to Kampot

Bangkok to Kampot

Kampot, Cambodia

From Bangkok to Kampot, Cambodia, by bus, boat, motorcycle and car.

Kampot, Sihanoukville, Hat Lek, Cambodia, Trat

Bokor

Bokor

Bokor, Cambodia

Photographs from Bokor, a former French hillstation near Kampot in Cambodia.

Bokor, Cambodia, hill station

Dr Strangedops

Dr Strangedops

Kep, Cambodia

Three adults, one motorcycle, forty-eight klicks -- no problem!

Kep, Cambodia

Royal Palace

Royal Palace

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Photographs of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Royal Palace, palaces

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Photographs from Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, people, life

Phnom Penh colors

Phnom Penh colors

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Colorful photographs from Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, life, markets, cyclos

Say 'no' to drugs

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Under the influence of powerful drugs in Cambodia - caffeine, dramamine, fatigue and Reaganism.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, life, markets, cyclos

Angkor

Angkor

Angkor, Cambodia

Photographs from the ruins at Angkor, Cambodia.

Angkor, Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, ruins, Khmer, temples

Dance of the apsaras

Dance of the apsaras

Angkor, Cambodia

Even heavy rain at Angkor can't stop the dance of the apsaras.

Angkor, rain, Preah Khan, apsaras

Angkor Carvings

Angkor Carvings

Angkor, Cambodia

Photographs of carvings from the ruins at Angkor, Cambodia.

carvings, bas-reliefs, Angkor, Banteay Srei, Prasat Kravan, Angkor Wat

Farangs

Farangs

Bangkok, Thailand

You meet such fascinating people when you travel.

racism, farangs, Bangkok, tourism

Going by the book

Hanoi, Vietnam

Seen from Hanoi, the planet doesn't look quite so Lonely after all.

Hanoi, Vietnam, Lonely Planet, guidebooks, tourism

Landcruiser

Hanoi, Vietnam

How to tell where you are in South-East Asia by looking at the vehicles.

Asia, Toyota, vehicles, motorcycles

Hanoi

Hanoi

Hanoi, Vietnam

Photographs from the city of Hanoi, Vietnam.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay

Ha Long, Vietnam

When jellyfish attack – horror in Ha Long Bay.

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, jellyfish, karst

Hue

Hue

Hue, Vietnam

Photographs from the city of Hue, central Vietnam.

Hue, Vietnam

Hue and Hoi An

Hoi An, Vietnam

Miss Thu love you long time -- you take a shower!

Hoi An, Hue, Vietnam, technology

Hoi An

Hoi An

Hoi An, Vietnam

Photographs from the town of Hoi An, central Vietnam.

Hoi An, Vietnam

My Son

My Son

My Son, Vietnam

Photographs of the Cham ruins at My Son, Vietnam.

My Son, Vietnam, Cham, ruins

Da Lat

Da Lat

Da Lat, Vietnam

Da Lat has all the weather it can use

Da Lat, Dalat, kites, Da Lat Cowboys, Central Highlands, Vietnam

Lang Bian

Lang Bian

Da Lat, Vietnam

Photographs from Lang Bian Mountain, Vietnam.

Lang Bian, Lam Vieng, mountains, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Photographs from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, Cholon, HCMC, Vietnam

Lopburi

Lopburi

Lopburi, Thailand

Won’t you take me to Monkey Town?

monkeys, Lopburi, macaques, Thailand

Disoriented

New York, NY, USA

There's no place like home -- wherever that might be.

disorientation, homecomings

RNC NYC

RNC NYC

New York, NY, USA

The Republican National Convention comes to New York City.

RNC, Republican National Convention, politics, New York, protests

Neither snow nor rain

New York, NY, USA

Even though I work just a few blocks away, I can almost ignore the RNC. Others are not so lucky.

RNC, Republican National Convention, politics, New York, protests

Occupied Zone

New York, NY, USA

In which I get to show my photographs to the Secret Service.

RNC, Republican National Convention, politics, New York, protests

Halloween Parade 2004

Halloween Parade 2004

New York, NY, USA

Photographs of New York City's annual Halloween Parade.

Halloween, Halloween Parade, New York, NYC