I wouldn’t say I’m adventurous with the foods I will eat. We’ve traveled all over the world, tried some local specialties, but stopped short of the outrageous. I wouldn’t eat Scorpions, Tarantulas or Cockroaches in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Nor barbacued rat from a street merchant in Battambang. But, in Iceland, I decided to expand my…
Iceland Pop Quiz
We hope you read and enjoyed our posts on Iceland. Hopefully, the information in those posts can help you with this short pop quiz to see how well you know Iceland. (T/F) Icelandic horses are prisoners in their own country. (T/F) It’s possible to circumvent Iceland by bicycle. (T/F) Hallgrímskirkja, the largest church…
London – Not like it used to be
London isn’t like it used to be. The city may not be as it was on my first visit in the 1990s, but London’s icons will remain the icons. So what better way to spend a couple days in the city than to re-visit a couple of the iconic places.
Local Flavor
Culture and local flavors A country’s culture is often displayed in their cuisine, especially that found among the locals. What better way to experience a country than through the local food? In Cambodia, every road is lined with mom & pop shops. Some are selling gasoline in recycled plastic soda bottles (now you know where…
Rice Paper Factory
Have you ever eaten a spring roll? Of course you have. They are quite tasty, stuffed with veggies, meat, and perhaps some fungi. But what holds them together is the key ingredient. I present to you the rice paper wrapper. It is circular, kinda nutritious, and quite tasteless. Without one you wouldn’t be able to…
The Last Ride
The Last Ride (on the Bamboo Train) Ale’, what’s on the schedule for this afternoon? A ride on the bamboo train, and we’ll visit to a small village, and we’ll capture sunset across the rice fields, maybe see a water buffalo. The Bamboo Train Sitting on a simple bamboo woven platform I marvel at the…
A late night with the flashlight
2016 is our second year at Photoshop World, a conference where camera and imaging nerds come together to learn about all aspects of photography. We arrived a day early to partake in a pre-conference workshop (not free) in light painting with the worldwide guru of light painting, Dave Black. Of course, to paint light into a photo,…
Twin Arrows, from the Bygone Era of Rt 66
Located just a few miles from “2 Guns“, is another vestige from the Route 66 era, the old Twin Arrows Trading Post. The arrows are striking and were enough to entice us to stop. Would you believe these arrows were originally telephone poles? Yes, the owners put the trading post on the map by adding “tips…
A Wedding Thai Style
A Thai wedding is essentially a non-religious event that is usually hosted at a private location instead of a wat or temple. This was the case for Jonathan and Nong who married at the Puka Boutique Resort outside of Chiang Mai. Here is a short tour of our friends’ wedding. The Wedding Bed A Thai wedding is certainly different…
Our Thai Experience
There was a mosquito attack in our Chiang Mai resort room overnight, producing many welts along the back of my neck and a blood-stained pillowcase reminiscent of a mob hit. The only thing missing was the horse’s head. During the hit, I did what I thought best. I set up the mosquito netting around the…
