In late, late December 2010, I bolted cold South Korea for warm, Southeast Asia. I returned here to South Korea on February 10, 2011.
This is a photo essay of that trip.
I started in Bangkok, went west to Kanchanaburi by bus, then back to Bangkok, then up to Chiang Mai by train, then to Laos by van, then to Luang Prabang by boat, then to Vientiene by bus, back to Bangkok by train, by train to (Butterworth) Penang in Malaysia, by bus to Cherating in Pahang, Malaysia, then to Kuala Lumpur by bus, and by train back to Bangkok via
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Trendy Luang Prabang Drinking Hole
This is Utopia, overlooking the Nam Khan River in Luang Prabang. They have an...
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Bicyclist, Vientiane, Laos, PDR
Pic taken of bicyclist taken by a bicyclist in mid January, 2011
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What's with the Marijuana Leaf?
There was lots of marijuana for sale in Laos. Opium too. But it's all...
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Downtown Vientiene, Lao, PDR
Pic taken mid January, 2011
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Thatloaung Stupa
Just another temple in my opinion. Glows gold in setting sun. Vientiene, Lao...
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Sunset from Thatloaung Stupa
Mid January, 2011, Vientienne, Lao, PDR
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Approaching Georgetown
This is Georgetown, on the island of Penang in Malaysia, as seen from the...
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Cannon, Fort Cornwallis, Georgetown
Notice the casuarina, or Australian pine, blocking this gun's trajectory....
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Jail, Fort Cornwallis
Fort Cornwallis, a military and administrative base of the British East India...
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Blackie, Georgetown, Malaysia
This is Blackie, a German who's been living on and off in India since the...
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Tree Infested with Blackbirds
When I bought my ticket for admission to Fort Cornwallis the guy at...
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Public Service Ad
Southeast Asians probably use more plastic bags than anyone in the...
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State Assembly Buildings
I think. Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. January, 2011.
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Jing-si Books and Cafe, Penang, Malaysia
This cafe is owned by the Tzu-Chi foundation (Tzu Chi means...
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Little India, Penang, Malaysia
Notice the plastic banana trees. January 21st, 2011.
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Department store, Little India, Penang
This department store had a bowing manniken, so I had to take a...
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Man Exiting Temple, Little India
Penang, Malaysia, Jan 21, 2011
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Pinang Peranakan Mansion
Ancestral hall of Chung Keng Kwee, Kapitan China of Perak and Hakka...
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Lebuh Chuliah Hawker Centre, Georgetown
The Hawker Centre on Lebuh Chuliah, which is where many of the...
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Garbage waiting to be collected
Garbage, a constant headache in a society based on plastic and convenience....
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Malay Mosque
This mosque, simply titled Malay Mosque, I found on Lebuh Aceh, Georgetown,...
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Blue, Yellow and Pink
Georgetown, Malaysia January, 2011
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Lunch
Chicken Biryani served on banana leaf with cucumber yogurt salad....
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Monkey, Middle of the Road
Road leading down from 830 meter summit of Penang Hill. January 22, 2011
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Penang Monkeys
On side of road leading to Penang Hill. January 22, Penang, Malaysia, 2011
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