I've been ill all week which has caused me to neglect the blog a bit. But I have been fairly active despite the illness as I often felt better outside than cooped-up in my apartment. Thus I have a number of update articles to write, this being the first. I got out of the house … Continue reading Evening Walk to the Shrines
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Finally…Some Rain!
It's been blazing hot here for at least a couple of weeks; while there were a few times it looked like it was going to rain, it didn't. The killer typhoon that at one point was headed straight for Phuket veered to the north (where it's flooded 21 provinces and killed a number of people … Continue reading Finally…Some Rain!
Penang Photos Part 5: Cemeteries and Trishaws
I've been fascinated by graveyards for quite a while now. Whenever I have the opportunity I enjoy exploring old cemeteries -- the older and more overgrown the better. The Protestant Cemetery at George Town, Penang, certainly fit the bill with the oldest known grave dating from 1789 and plenty of ancient trees obscuring the sunlight. … Continue reading Penang Photos Part 5: Cemeteries and Trishaws
Penang Photos Part 3: Shrines, Shophouses & Mosques
I spent much of the late afternoon and early evening walking through the center part of old George Town, an area filled with the temples of various religions. I spent considerable time walking on the grounds of a large mosque and then explored the nearby lanes which contained numerous heritage buildings and a few Chinese … Continue reading Penang Photos Part 3: Shrines, Shophouses & Mosques
Penang Photos, Part 1: State Museum & St. George’s Church
Shortly after securing my lodgings Wednesday afternoon at NJ Books on Chulia Street, I headed off on a stroll of George Town's older districts just to the northwest of the main backpacker enclave. As I'd walked in this area on my previous two visits I was quite familiar with the local sites and had a … Continue reading Penang Photos, Part 1: State Museum & St. George’s Church
Return to Phuket
My bus arrived at Phuket's Provincial Bus Station a little after 3:30 this morning after a fairly uneventful journey north from Hat Yai. The minibus I'd ridden on from Penang had left that town at 16:30 in the afternoon; other than a very pregnant Filipina, a heavily-pierced European girl with short-cropped white hair who revealed … Continue reading Return to Phuket
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My Neighborhood: A Phuket Town Photo Gallery
In this gallery I present most of the photos I took last week while walking around Phuket Town's historic center area as I was moving from my temporary lodgings at Thalang Guest House into a new apartment about five minutes north of Thalang Road. Thus, this truly is my "neighborhood." That neighborhood extends quite a … Continue reading My Neighborhood: A Phuket Town Photo Gallery
The Week in Photos (1-6 July 2011)
This past week I took a fair number of photos as I searched for a new home, attended an American Independence Day picnic, and started a new job. A large selection of my pictures appears in the following gallery -- hover your mouse over the images for a brief description, click for a larger view. … Continue reading The Week in Photos (1-6 July 2011)
Mark Joseph Jochim 