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Travel Photo of the Week - The Great Mormon Butterfly
The Great Mormon Butterfly (Papilio memnon), a member of the Swallowtail Family (Papilionidae) is one of most spectacular and largest butterflies that I’ve encountered in Thailand. The female of the species is this week’s featured travel photo ...
Photo of the Week - The Morgan Lewis Windmill in Barbados
Overlooking the rugged Atlantic Coast in the hills of Barbados is the Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill, the largest existing windmill in Barbados. This historical monument is this week’s featured travel photo. Built in 1727, the Morgan Lewis Sugar Mil...
The vistas from Mae Fah Luang Arboretum are unforgettable
One of my favorite vistas in Thailand is the featured Travel Photo of the Week. Located about 5,000 feet above sea level in Northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province is Mae Fah Luang Arboretum. Located in the center of the arboretum, there is a large...
Travel Photo of the Week - Thai Pussy Napping (Meow Meow)
This week’s travel photo of the week is appropriately named THAI PUSSY NAPPING. Many of you who have arrived at this blog were expecting to see some naked Thai girl rather than some ordinary Thai pussycat. If so, I am very sorry to have mislead you...
Travel Photo of the Week - Malaysian Children on a Plane
Continuing with the theme of children, this week’s travel photo of the week features some Malaysian children that I met on my Air Asia flight between Chiang Mai and Kuala Lumpur in November 2008. I was admiring their beautiful T-shirts with the sty...
Travel Photo of the Week - Children from Northern Thailand
This installment of the Travel Photo of the Week feature continues with the theme of children. I’ve have stated previously that children are great subjects for photography. Unlike adults, they don’t have any hang-ups or issues about a stranger ta...
Travel Photo of the Week - The Little Girl from Mindo, Ecuador
I have taken many photographs of children during my many years of travel. With their natural innocence and curiosity, children make wonderful subjects for photography. This week’s featured travel photo is the Little Girl from Mindo, Ecuador. I...
Travel Photo of the Week - Doi Chiang Dao
This edition of TRAVEL PHOTO OF THE WEEK features a digitally rendered watercolor of Doi Chiang Dao in Northern Thailand. Rising dramatically above the rural countryside and the town of Chiang Dao to a height of 2186 meters (7174 feet), Doi Chiang Da...
