(87K) 648 x 498 |
The botanical gardens in
Singapore. It was over 100 degrees... |
(69K) 648 x 431 |
Ceramic Lion on the outer
wall of the temple of Quan Yin, in Singapore. |
(50K) 435 x 648 |
Sign on the door of a guesthouse
in Melaka, Malaysia. No bacon cheeseburgers here! |
(55K) 504 x 377 |
The largest chinese cemetary
outside of China. I was walking with Gideon and Lisa, both British.
Melaka, Malaysia |
(86K) 476 x 720 |
A small grotto at the main
Buddhist temple, Melaka, Malaysia |
(53K) 648 x 431 |
Incense coils in a Buddhist
temple. The pink pieces of paper are koans. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
(40K) 648 x 431 |
Chinese Buddhists praying,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
(48K) 504 x 362 |
Gods on the roof of the
main Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur. There's a construction site
in the background. |
(47K) 433 x 648 |
The three and a half hour
boat ride up the Tembeling river to the Teman Negara, the oldest
tropical rainforest in the world. Central Malaysia. |
(81K) 383 x 576 |
Through the jungle, on
the way to the canopy walkway, Teman Negara, Malaysia. |
(71K) 434 x 648 |
The Teman Negara in Malaysia
has a canopy walkway. That's where most of the action in the
jungle takes place. |
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My friend Eilish on the
canopy walkway. |
(31K) 361 x 504 |
Mr. Azim holding cacao,
when processed, known as chocolate! We stayed in his bungalows
just across the river from the Teman Negara. |
(42K) 436 x 648 |
Flower from Mr. Azim's
garden. |
(26K) 431 x 648 |
Another flower from Mr.
Azim's garden. |
(20K) 385 x 576 |
Rattan in it's natural
state. |
(64K) 648 x 432 |
Food shopping in Kota Baharu,
Malaysia, one of my favorite places in the world. |
(53K) 481 x 576 |
The wonderful night food
market in Kota Baharu, Malaysia. Dozens of stalls with delicious
things to eat. Just point to the curry you want. |
(41K) 381 x 648 |
Preparing murtabak at the
night market. It's something like a crepe with meat and egg inside,
fried on a griddle. |
(58K) 433 x 648 |
My favorite breakfast in
Malaysia: roti canai, curry to dip it into, and a hot glass of
'teh manis' (sweet tea). |
(38K) 414 x 576 |
Making roti canai in Kota
Baharu. |
(30K) 648 x 417 |
Mangosteen, the most wonderful
thing in the world to eat. You eat the white part. |
(53K) 576 x 428 |
Sorn and Da. They run a
small restaurant in Bangkok. I was turned on to them and their
food by my friends George and Salli. I spent only 10 hours in
Bangkok this trip. |
(83K) 576 x 550 |
The Buddhist temple at
the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang, Laos. |
(94K) 720 x 466 |
The entrance to Wat Mai,
Luang Prabang, Laos. |
(62K) 720 x 596 |
Dusk at one of the many
temples in Luang Prabang, Laos. |
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A mirrored-glass boddhi
tree on the side of a temple in Luang Prabang. |
(48K) 437 x 648 |
A Hmong woman selling weaving
and needlework in Luang Prabang, Laos. |
(41K) 406 x 648 |
Her back, showing the back
of her jacket and sash. |
(49K) 450 x 708 |
A group of Hmong girls
having breakfast in Luang Prabang, Laos. |
(60K) 409 x 720 |
The entry into Indochina
Spirit restaurant, Luang Prabang. |
(67K) 648 x 492 |
My favorite breakfast in
Laos; chicken noodle soup with tomatoes, cilantro, and red-hot
chili peppers. Note the cafe Lao in the background... |
(74K) 648 x 485 |
My friend Regina and the
daughter of one of the workers in the restaurant. Her nickname
is 'Noy', which means 'little' in Lao. We enjoyed trying to converse
with her using our small Lao-English phrase book. |
(32K) 389 x 576 |
Bruce on a boat in the
middle of the Mekong river, eating sticky rice with coconut. |
(30K) 648 x 429 |
How some people like to
travel up and down the river. It only takes 7 hours in one of
these to get to the Thai border. |
(54K) 648 x 419 |
The Tam Ting caves, a series
of Buddhist shrines on the Mekong, up river from Luang Prabang. |
(100K) 792 x 529 |
Some Buddhas in the Pak-ou
cave. Leaving one in the cave is supposed to be good for you. |
(82K) 468 x 648 |
The Si-Muang waterfall
near Luang Prabang. |
(64K) 482 x 720 |
Wild poinsettias, Laos. |
(62K) 720 x 516 |
More wild poinsettias. |
(96K) 720 x 517 |
Regina and another friend
riding around the Laotian contryside near Vang Vieng, Laos. |
(98K) 720 x 478 |
An outcrop of limestone
near Vang Vieng. |
(110K) 507 x 720 |
Lao children playing on
a footbridge across the river from Vang Vieng. |
(45K) 648 x 429 |
Morning Market, Vientiane. |
(102K) 720 x 487 |
Regina drooling over a
silk dress. She didn't buy it! |
(61K) 708 x 508 |
A Chinese-style opera in
Vientiane, capital of Laos. |
(114K) 478 x 720 |
A strange sculpture in
Nong Khai, Thailand. |
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