Reclining Buddha

Ayutthaya, Thailand. Photoblog version here. The city was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong, who came here to escape a smallpox outbreak in Lop Buri, and proclaimed it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam. Ayutthaya was named after the city of Ayodhya in India, the birthplace of Rama in the Ramayana (Thai, Ramakien). In 1767 the city was destroyed by the Burmese army, and the ruins of the old city now formRead more

Walk a mile in my shoes

A young Cambodian girl whose face betrays her age. She was 10 going on 30. Walking the streets of Siem Reap, she collected cans and plastic in the sack over her back. Is our fate simply based on the lottery of where we are born into this world? The photoblog version will look much better (which can usually be viewed by clicking on my photos)Read more