Yaksha stand guard at the entrances inside the Grand Palace of Thailand—the residence of the king. (But it is not the residence of the king right now, as he’s in hospital because he had too much sex and needed an operation, oh, needs protection because the red shirts want to kill him. Or something like that… [...]

If your tour of Bangkok has a trip to the “Floating Market” scheduled, skip it. Seriously. It’s like 2 hours away from the city and you can find all the same goods they’re selling at the mega awesome MBK shopping center downtown or the place pictured here: The Flower & Vegetable Market - Pak Khlong Talat. Rambutan: [...]

If you were hoping for something different, please hold. I’m still clearing out photos from the last few days in Asia, though I arrived safely home yesterday. (Hello lovely Ohio temperatures of autumn!) But thanks to a whacked out internal clock, my 6am feels like 5pm. When’s dinner? And before I delve back into temples [...]

First on tap in Bangkok? A Ladyboy Cabaret (a song and dance show with transgender men). We caught the tourist friendly version at Calypso with no expectations and were thoroughly entertained, dazzled really. What is this all about? Let me have others explain: “Thailand’s katoeys (“Ladyboys”) are some of the most beautiful – and convincing [...]

There are a few odds and ends photos from our last day in Cambodia. I quite liked this one of a fabric store in the Russian Market of Phnom Penh.

The above is a shrine for Daun Chi Penh. According to legend she found four bronze Buddha statues housed in a tree on the Tonle Sap River after a flood. She had the townsfolk build a temple (Wat Phnom) on top a mound in the middle of the city.