A Walk Around Nan Madol

In the spirit of keeping up with our travels in a timely manner, I mentioned in the last post that we were on Pohnpei for some surfing. This is not that post. Instead, it is a post about a trip we took there in July, to hike, visit a million waterfalls, and visit the ruins […]

Sunday Afternoon in Okanda, Part Two: The temples.

Part two of our lazy Okanda adventure day finds us visiting a couple of very old temples (yes, more temples), situated on big granite domes in the middle of lagoons, forest, and the savanna country bordering the Kumana National Park. The first was a hindu temple, as mentioned in part one, called Ukanthamalai Murugan Kovil. […]

Temples, Caves, And Motorbike Crashes.

This post was originally published on 5 April, 2023, and moved here, to my new blog. We decided it was time for a rest day. Too many days kiteboarding in a row, and I was starting to feel a bit old. Some of my old injuries and arthritises come back after about 10 days in […]

Statues At Temples… On Being A Buddhist Imposter.

This post was originally published on 28 March, 2023, and moved here, to my new blog. I absolutely love visiting Buddhist temples. Every one has it’s own energy. Some feel empty, and some feel full of energy and peace. All over Thailand, from Bangkok to the most rural places imaginable, there are temples (Wats) in […]

More Wat Pho.

This post was originally posted on 25 Feb, 2023, and moved here, to my new blog. More pictures of Wat Pho in Bangkok. A lot of these are ancient Chinese Buddhist sculptures that were Brought to Thailand as ballast in the bellies of their sailing vessels. This guy was part of the group that was […]

Wat Pho At Sunset.

This post was originally published on 25 Feb, 2023, and moved here, to my new blog. Wat Pho! We have been here before, about 20 years ago, but nothing has changed. I am not sure why I would be surprised by that, seeing as how it was originally completed around 1688 by King Rama I, […]

Poklongarai Temple.

This post was originally published on 28 Jan, 2023, and moved here, to my new blog. The Poklongarai towers were built for, well, yes, King Poklongarai. They were built during his lifetime, in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He was a pretty popular king to the Cham people, and was revered for being […]