December 2011

Some of my favorites photo shots are at airports taken from airplanes. This picture was taken just after arriving from Cam Ranh to Saigon. Vietnam Airlines is one of my…

Even though Nha Trang has it's own airport, the major airport that people use to fly to/from Hanoi and Saigon is about a 30 minute drive to Cam Ranh. The Cam Ranh…

A nice pool alongside the beach at Louisiane Resort and Brewery in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Looking at this pool makes me want to jump in but unfortunately, I forgot my swim…

During and after the Vietnam War, this statue of Jesus Christ is quite famous. Any veteran will know this statue. Vung Tau is a place that a lot of US Vets visited, even…

I have seen the Pacific Ocean from the US, Hawaii, Japan, and now Vietnam. Though many people do not swim in this particular part of the beach at Vung Tau, it still…

A nice April, 2011, day at Khu Du Lich Van Thanh, just outside of Saigon's District 1. The Manor is in the background. Most Expats living here, as well as Vietnamese, do…

That's what my driver kept calling these horse pulled wagons. We saw them all over Kyrgyzstan. I took this shot on the highway to Talas.

A long ways from the troubles of Bishkek and Osh, Talas is separated from most of the country by a highway that ran through Kazakhstan. Most people had to go by nearby…

Osh has a large population of devout Uzbek Muslims. I have no qualms telling people that Osh is one of my favorite cities in the world. It has this feeling that draws…

This picture is quite memorable to me for being one of the only two pictures I ever took in Uzbekistan back in September, 1999. I did not dare take any more pictures…

The Suleyman Cami in Alanya, Turkey, is one of the oldest mosques in Turkey built by Seljuk Turks. Suleyman Cami - Alanya, Turkey

This was a surprise trip that I made in late December, 2001. A Turkish dentist, Osman, I had met in Pennsylvania at Fetullah Gulen's Compound before leaving for Turkey…

One of the popular coffee shops here in Vietnam, you see Highlands Coffee shops all over Saigon. I spend a lot of time meeting people at the various Highlands across…

Another good view of Alanya, Turkey, from the ancient Suleyman Cami.

I took this photo in the Summer of 2002 just a short distance from my favorite Turkish mosque, the Fatih Cami. I passed these shops everyday heading to TEGV, where I…

When I first visited Istanbul, Turkey, in December, 1999, the first place I wanted to see was the Aya Sofia. My hotel was in the Fatih district but I was able to catch a…

I took a picture of this sign in 1997. It was first uploaded unto one of my old websites in 2000. Now, if there is any site or social network page focusing on Karatau…

During my two year service with the US Peace Corps in Kazakhstan, one of the most supportive Peace Corps staff that gave me a lot of support was Galina Petrova. She was…

For two years they kept me company during my Peace Corps service in Karatau, Kazakhstan. We even had sibling fights and arguments, especially Gulzhan (in the tanktop)…

A surprise trip during the Vietnamese New Year (Tet) in 2007. Originally a friend and I wanted to visit Nui Ba Den in Tay Ninh but due to a mispronunciation, we found…