Ho Chi Minh City is a big city and it is spread out over a large distance. Most of the city is low-rise buildings (6 floors or less) and seems to go on forever but the central business district which is designated as District 1 has many high-rise buildings. The central business district borders the…
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Pike Place Market is the oldest continuously operating farmers market in the United States and is located in Seattle, Washington. The market began selling produce to the public in 1907 and now is one of the most popular destinations in the city for both locals and visitors. Today Pike Place Market is multilevel with over…
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Angkor Wat Complex is the largest religious complex in the world. It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple of god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire at the beginning of the 12th century but was converted into a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century and has been in virtually continuous use since…
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The Arenal Volcano is an active volcano in north-western Costa Rica about 200 miles northwest of San Jose. The volcano is 5,358 feet high and is conically shaped with a crater of 460 feet in diameter. The volcano last erupted in 2010 but smoke continually comes out of the crater. While the volcano does have…
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A lot of wildlife can be very entertaining if you pay attention to what they are doing. Watching the Australian Pelicans kept me entertained with all of the goofy looks that they have and some of the actions that they make when they interact with each other. The photos below are some photos that make…
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Dunnottar Castle is located on a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland. The name comes from Scottish Gaelic and means “fort on the shelving slope”. The existing building is the ruins of the buildings from the 15th and 16th centuries but the original site is believed to be from the early Middle Ages….
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The Long Neck Women are the women of the Karen Tribe that lives in Northern Thailand. I have known of the Long Neck Women tribe for most of my life but I never thought that I would get the opportunity to actually visit them in their village but recently I had the chance to spend…
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Multnomah Falls is Oregon’s tallest waterfall. Multnomah Falls is one of the most famous waterfalls and is on most top 10 list of waterfalls of the world. The reason that most people think it is one of the top waterfalls is the walking bridge that crosses in front of the waterfalls in the middle of…
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Sometimes I will see a building that is iconic in its architecture. The Port of Spain Performing Arts Center is one of those buildings. My first thought when I saw this building is that it is a futuristic version of the Sydney Opera House. While the Sydney Opera House was designed to resemble a ship’s…
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The highlight of my wildlife experiences in Barbados was seeing the green monkeys. Being able to see the green monkeys in Barbados was exciting. Sometimes I have to work very hard to see wildlife and even harder to get quality pictures. The green monkeys in Barbados live in the forest areas throughout the island and…
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Ngoc Hoang Temple is also known as the “Jade Emperor Pagoda”, the “The Luck Sea Temple” or “Tortoise Pagoda”. The temple is a Taoist Pagoda located in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. It was built by the Chinese Community in 1909 but being in this temple it feels like it is…
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Alaska’s Inside Passage is nothing short of breathtaking. Alaska’s inside passage officially starts in Puget Sound in Washington State and extends north through British Columbia and then into the Alaska panhandle. The Alaskan portion of the passageway can be separated into three regions: The Southern Region The Southern Region starts in the port of Ketchikan…
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