“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor..” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Mount Kerinci, West Sumatra Indonesia. September 23, 2015 Coming soon.
It really is true. The best view comes after the hardest climb. I took this picture from just outside the tent that I stayed in on the evening of my climb to the peak of Mt. Fansipan – the highest mountain in IndoChina. It really was such a magical view – with the moon and the dots of stars shining all over the somehow clear sky. It was one of those moments that I wish I could just freeze in,…
I was actually riding aimlessly on a rented e-bike at the Old Bagan – trying to find my way over to Mount Popa – when I happened to reach a small village at the riverside of Ayeyarwady River. I decided to ride further down the muddy road and that was when I came upon this group of kids who was playing on the muddy riverside. Upon seeing me, they left whatever they were holding down there and ran right over…