It's 6:45am, and the streets are abuzz with activity. They always are at this time of the day in Burma / Myanmar. Even so, today is special in Kalaw, it's market day.
The markets in this area of Shan state, the eastern part of...
Like all good things in Burma / Myanmar, I just stumbled upon this. Coming from a temple in central Yangon were plumes of smoke and ear-piercingly loud music. I entered, watched, and took it all in.
Sometimes you end up somewhere you never expected.
I planned on traveling to Andorra to hike. Instead, I found myself at a skate pack in the center of Andorra La Vella, watching kids do tricks on a half-pipe... on scooters.
Autumn is upon us, well for some at least. Me, not so much. It's the tail end of the monsoon in Thailand and I'm holed away in my makeshift office watching it pour down from behind a desk overlooking the Democracy Monument in Bangkok.
I'M HEADING BACK TO BURMA
My first trip to Burma / Myanmar earlier this year has left a lasting impression on me, and I'm already heading back. In fact, it was just yesterday that I picked up my fresh new visa from the embassy here in...
The crack of the ice as it breaks off a glacier and falls into a lake to become an iceberg is just like thunder on a clear da; Out of nowhere.
Oh and it sounds like thunder as well.
This feeling of something not seeming quite right is probably what most people thought when they saw three men donning schoolgirl dresses on the Berg Lake Trail as we made our way up and down it over the course of five days.
I'm back on the move, and less than 24 hours ago, I arrived in Girona, Spain.
Jet-lagged and feeling a little bit out of it, I think it is a little fitting that I'm in the home of surrealist Salvador Dalí. I have a feeling it will...
It is a common theme in my photography to reach out and capture the "other worlds" on arth. My recent trip to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming (USA) gave me plenty of opportunities.
It has been a while since I've been able to see the Northern Lights. Years in fact. Far too long.
My travels have been partly to blame, taking me too far south to view them. Also the sunspot cycle has made them essentially non-existent for a number of years. The final culprit has been light pollution.
I've been busy this past week putting the finishing touches on a hike that my brother (Jeff), and Dad (Dale) have been preparing to do. You see, we've been planning this 60+km hike on the Berg Lake Trail in the Canadian Rocky Mountains for a little while, but when I arrived back in Canada after WDS in the middle on July, I had something up my sleeve.
I was going to hike in a dress
So I convinced them to join me.
Since I'm literally leaving in less than 6 hours, and I think I should get some sleep, I'll save the story for when I retur. In the meantime, please read about Do It in a Dress, support us if you like, and consider joining our team "Hikers Without Pants" on your next hiking adventure.
I realized quickly that any and all adventures in Burma are best left unplanned. It was a recurring theme during my entire time there in March / April 2012.
random mid morning stroll down Strand Road and towards a bit of commotion near the Pansodan ferry terminal along the Yangon river. Minutes later, I was on a ferry heading across the river, with a young guide named Joga (rhymes with yoga).
