MYANMAR 180º: Manussiha
(Updated St. Valentines Day 2017) The Shwedagon Pagoda Our first trip to Myanmar was a one-week whirlwind style adventure. Although I had already committed to making photographs with a fisheye lens, we hadn’t decided...
Tagged: 180books
Food Art in THAILAND 180º, Pt. 1
The Art of Arranging Sometimes the way a certain dish is presented can be a work of art. I like it when a dish is served with lots of spicy and exotic...
Fruits of Southeast Asia, Part IV, Jackfruit : ขนุน
¡Updated March 30, 2016! The jackfruit, known in Thailand as “Kanoon”, which originates from Kerala, India, combines the taste of several of my favorite fruits, all rolled up in one. For me,...
The Shwedagon Pagoda
There are some really wild legends about how this pagoda came into being, but I’m going to skip all of that, because this pagoda is interesting enough, without fantasy. Historians estimate that...
Street Food in Penang, Malaysia, Pt. 4, Nasi Kandar
Penang street food is world renowned for its quality and variety. It’s a real challenge to taste all of the island’s specialties, but a fun challenge. Sometimes a taste for a certain dish...