Friday, December 31, 2010

Key West Sunset

January 2011
A Key West sunset. Tons of people crowd around the pier to watch the sun go down.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Pink Plant

January 2011
In one of the Key West gardens this muted red plant turned a shocking pink when the sun hit it.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Key West Pier

January 2011
Colourful stools and bright green umbrellas line a sunset watching pier in the Keys.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Keys' Pelicans

January 2011
Pelicans hanging out early in the morning at Key West.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Temple Green

September 2010
Another tree growing on a Cambodian temple. I love all the green moss growing on everything.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Lao Branches

August 2010
Branches from Lao trees crossing overhead.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas Cherries

December 2010
On our family walk on Christmas Day I saw these cherries on a tree. They looked so pretty with the sun shining from behind them.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Mausoleum Ceiling

November 2010
The ceiling of Dr. Sun-Yat Sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Jellyfish Land

October 2010
The water/amusement park inside Beijing's Watercube.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Lao Boy


August 2010
This little boy was playing in some sort of wash basin/drainage pipe. None of the children were supervised in the village, instead they all looked after each other.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Laos Village Girl

August 2010
When trekking to the waterfalls we passed many small villages including this one. This little girl followed us as we explored her home.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Camel Nose

October 2010
A camel in a Inner Mongolian desert. They all had these plastic little things through their noses so that they wouldn't wander.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Mongolian Sunrise

October 2010
A 5am sunrise across the Mongolian plains.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Mongolian Dog

October 2010
A dog hiding from the cold winds under an old truck.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Dirt Market

December 2010
The left side of the dirt market. Full of vendors and treasures.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Red Beads

December 2010
Thousands of red beads at the dirt market. Each lane would specialize in one item, and each stall would specialize in one colour,

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Amber Lady

December 2010
Another vendor at the dirt market. She sold tons and tons of amber, in every shape and form.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Dirt Market Man

December 2010
On our last weekend in Beijing we went to the dirt market, a huge market full of antiques, paintings, jewelry, pottery, carvings and much more. This cute old man was selling jewelry at his stall.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Goldfish

December 2010
Goldfish at the Beijing aquarium.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Chinese Chef

December 2010
A chef from one of the many restaurants in HoHai. The area is full of little old-fashioned "hutongs," old market streets.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Orange and Grey

September 2010
A Buddha statue draped in orange material amidst temple ruins.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Beijing Zoo

December 2010
A brown bear at the Beijing zoo. It was so upsetting to watch. The bear would beg with it's paws and people would throw in scraps of food and water bottle caps. The area it was caged in was completely horrible. It was one big, cement prison.

Katie At the Aquarium

December 2010
Katie looking at some of the huge sturgeon fish at Beijing Aquarium.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Fish Face

December 2010
Another fish at the Beijing Aquarium. I love when they face you, even though I guess technically they're not looking at you since their eyes are on the side of their head.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Jellyfish

December 2010
For my 20th birthday Katie and I went to the Beijing Aquarium. I loved the jellyfish display. It's tentacles remind me of a flame.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Another Face In the Wall

September 2010
Faces carved into Bayon Temple, Cambodia.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Boy at the Temple

September 2010
It's impossible to go to Angkor Wat and not feel guilty. Everywhere you go young children try to sell you things at ridiculously cheap prices. It doesn't help that they are all so fricking adorable!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Ceramics Factory

August 2010
A ceramics factory in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Each worker had to painstakingly pay attention to the smallest details.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Stormy Sea

August 2010
A storm hit the coast of Vietnam the day we were supposed to be going to HaLong Bay. We were stranded on CatBa island instead.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Utopia

August 2010
Utopia in Luang Prabang. Probably one of my favourite places in the world. Amazing set-up, amazing food, and an amazing view of the Mekong River at sunset.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Buddha's Galore

August 2010
Buddha statues in Pak Ou Caves, Luang Prabang, Laos. The gaves are a shrine to Buddha and has thousands of Buddha statues.