Mar 17 - 21, 2006: Hong Kong
Feb 9-14, 2006: Laos - Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Vientiane
- Notes: (1) White water tubing in Vang Vieng with backpacking friends I made on the way, (2) Exploring Luang Prabang on bicycle, (3) Vientiane is fast losing its colonial capital feel, (4) Hindu influence runs deep in Laos, as in other countries in S.E. Asia - I made a separate album for scenes from the Ramayan, (5) Watch how to eat a tamarind with no mess
Dec 6, 2005 - Feb 21, 2006: Thailand - Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai
- Notes: (1) SHOCKER FOR HINDUS: Hanuman, (worshipped by Hindus in India, among other reasons, as the God of Bachelors), romancing women and marrying? Yes, as per the Thai version of the Ramayan, (2) Fried insects - cockroaches, grasshoppers, caterpillars for sale in foodstalls, (3) Cultural trek (elephants, bamboo rafting) in Chiang Mai, (4) Schoolgirls in leather miniskirts and cowboy boots selling condoms to other schoolgirls, young couples, and gay couples
Jan 21 - Jan 27, 2006: Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Johor Bahru and the island of BORNEO
- Notes: (1) Orang Utan, (2) Proboscis (Dutch) Monkey (found only in Borneo), (3) wild boar, (4) Indian influence, (5) Hindu temple, (6) Sikh Gurudwara
Jan 7 - Jan 15, 2006: Vietnam with Susan - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Mekong Delta, Da Lat, Nha Trang, Hoi An, My Son (Champa Hindu empire ruins), Hue, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay
- An article of a Hero
Dec 31, 2005 - Jan 3, 2006: Cambodia - Angkor Wat and Killing Fields
- Notes: (1) Angkor Wat is the largest religious structure in the world. It was built in the 12th Century AD as a Hindu temple to Vishnu, (2) Check out the album dedicated to lotuses around Angkor
- SASIN (my school in Bangkok, Thailand) pictures
Dec 8-11, 2005: Myanmar (BURMA) - Yangon (Rangoon), Bagan, Mandalay