Imagine the stifling humidity and heat of a forest in Thailand. I sweat. A lot. My shirt is soaking by the time I reach the second tier of the seven tiers of the Namtok Khao Chamao. There I find a clear pool teeming with fish. I set up my camcorder, whip off the shirt and [...]
Archive for February, 2010
More when I get back, but I wanted to say that if you don’t have the time or resources to get to Siam Reap, but can get to Bangkok, try to make a trip to Ayudhya. It’s not the same, but you can still have the opportunity to see some of the ancient architecture and [...]
I tried out a couple open source programs for panorama & HDR. Picturenaut and Hugin. Previously I had used autostitch or variety of other programs. Although I’m going to take the simple way out many times and use the VideoPano application for the iPhone, when I want a higher resolution or higher quality panorama I’ll [...]
I just wanted to toss up a quick post to let my readers know that I’ll be in Thailand for a quick getaway. I visited the ancient capital of Ayudhya today and found it quite nice. I’ll have photos and a video up when I return. I also have quite a bit of material to [...]
The Modern Toilet is a cool little theme restaurant based on the concept of merging the toilet with the kitchen. Sound gross? Not really! If you can get past the idea of chocolate ice cream purposely swirled in a toilet shaped bowl to look like a big poop, then you’re ready to have a good [...]
Chinese New Year 2010 begins on February 14th, coincidently on Valentine’s day! The Chinese New Year is observed over a fifteen day period. I remember fondly the hustle and bustle around my parent’s home in the days leading up to Chinese New Year. The cooking of the special food (jai, joong (a form of Chinese [...]
I rarely do this, but this public service announcement by Sussex Safer Roads Partnership in the UK was brilliant. I buckle up & I hope you do the same. Safer travel makes a better trip! By way of thrfeed.com via a digg by Matthew J.






