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Cute Alert ! Be warned there is a lot of cuteness in those pictures. I spent the last couple days in Montana, near Glacier National Park, photographing wildlife. The babies are born and they are so cute. It was fantastic to see them up close. It was a really short trip and I’m already back […]
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In my previous post, I told you that the number of tourists coming to Myanmar is increasing at a rapid rate. In some area, like the Shwedagon Pagoda or in Bagan, it was very obvious. In other area, like the Sule Pagoda it was not that obvious as we only saw a few tourists. However I believe this will change quickly.
The Sule Pagoda was next to our hotel in Yangoon, our trip was only starting at 8am, so we woke up 1.5 hours before sunrise and went to take pictures of the Pagoda. Tuan, who had been there a couple mornings earlier, gave us a good tip on where to find a great view of the place.
Burma/Myanmar – Sule Pagoda Read More »
In january, I travelled to Myanmar (also known as Burma) for a 12 days trip. Myanmar is a controversial country and while travel is extremely safe and pleasant, the country image still suffers from the bad reputation. But Burma is the crown jewel of Southeast asia country. It’s the second largest country by landmass in Southeast Asia and one of the least visited. In 2013, a little over 2 millions tourists went to Myanmar, compared that to 26 millions that went to Thailand. The Myanmar government is trying to encourage tourism and the number of tourist are increasing drastically. The year before, in 2012, only one million tourists went to Myanmar. Knowing this, I was very interested in visiting Myanmar sooner than later.
I’m going to structure my view not by day but by location. Our first location is Yangoon, the capital city of Myanmar. It’s probably there you will arrive. The first thing you will visit is the Shwedagon Pagoda in the heart of Yangoon.
Burma/Myanmar – Shwedagon pagoda Read More »
Last night, it was going to be full and to rise above the North tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. After looking at the moon position, I did conclude that the moon would be aligned with the top of the tower with the Transamerica tower in the middle of the opening. The image above shows
Full moon over the Golden Gate bridge Read More »
Angel Island is a California State Park in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. It has incredible views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the city of San Francisco and Alcatraz. In a previous post, I made a day trip there but this post is about spending the night on Angel Island.
Short Trip Series: Spending the night on Angel Island Read More »
After more than two weeks on the island of Java, we crossed the Bali strait (1.5 miles) from Ketapang to Gilimanuk. I had 3 days left before my departure to San Francisco. Bali is a mystical destination for many but after 2 weeks in rural Java, it felt busy, touristy and more expensive.
Volcanoes of Indonesia: Part 4 – Bali Read More »
This is the third part of my Indonesia trip (read part 1 and part 2). The program was to climb Semeru (an even harder hike than Merapi). Unfortunately a combination of a tired knee (really painful) and failing hiking shoes made me skip the hike. Instead I spent two days resting while Stephane and Christophe
Volcanoes of Indonesia: Part 3 – Kawah-ijen Read More »
This is the second part of my travel to Indonesia (read part 1). We left Yogyajarta for the North face of the Merapi. It was time to get serious about hiking.
Volcanoes of Indonesia: Part 2 – Merapi, Bromo Read More »
Four months ago, I went to Indonesia to photograph some of the most spectacular volcanoes on the planet. Indonesia has over 150 volcanoes and 127 of those were active (in 2012). My plan was to visit only five on the island of Java; they were Ana Krakatau, Merapi, Bromo, Semeru and Kawah-Ijen. In this first
Volcanoes of Indonesia: Part 1 – Anak Krakatau and Borobudur Read More »
A couple weeks ago, I was invited to take part of a collective photo shoot in an equestrian farm in Sonoma Valley. It was the first photo shoot of a group called: The collective model. The idea behind the collective is to have a group of talented models, make-up artists and photographers who get together
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