Pictures of Thailand

Marco's been traveling around the world since he was born.  By the time he was 3 he was an expert traveler.  He was named after Marco Polo--the great traveler who bridged the divide between East and West.

Marco was on his 2nd passport by the time he was 4.

One of the rare decent photos I've ever taken.

Phuket (Kamala) was our home away from home.  This was our family vacation spot.

Marco and an Elephant.

Marco feeding a real elephant.

One of the greatest of all the animals.  The Elephant, I mean.

I love to see the temples in Thailand.

A Theravada Buddhism photo.

The coastline of Phuket on the Andaman Sea.

Marco grew up riding in a lot of Tuk Tuks.

Marco kissed by a monkey in Chiang Mai--Northern Thailand.  A lawsuit is pending.

Marco meets a Giraffe and his tongue.

Bangkok.  Another one of my favorite cities.

Pictures of Lebanon

The view from Mediterranean Bible College. The Mediterranean Bible College in Beirut.

Am I driving through Eastern Kentucky or West Virginia?  No, it's Lebanon.

Downtown Beirut is more lovely than you can possibly imagine.  It used to be called the Paris of the Mediterranean.

These ancient ruins are right in the middle of the city.

Heading into the mountains.  It's only 90 minutes to the Northern, Southern, or Eastern borders from Beirut.  It's a small country.

Is this Eastern Washington or Eastern Oregon?  No, it's Lebanon.

Close to the Border with Syria

I love the mountains of Lebanon and the views they offer.

Along the coast.

The lovely shopping area in the ancient Phoenician city Byblos.  My favorite place thus far.

Is this Santa Barbara, California?  No, but it sure feels like it.  Santa Barbara probably has more Lebanese people.  :)

Beirut from a distance.

Too bad someone doesn't know how to work his camera.  These pictures would be awesome.

Pictures of Russia

One of the greatest moments in all of my travels---entering Red Square for the first time.  The photo doesn't do it justice.  The sky was a deep purple as Kelley and Rhonda took us to the Square.  It was an absolutely stunning sight.  And of course it would have been hard to believe, for most of my life, that the day would come when we would be able to just walk right into Red Square, Moscow.

St. Basil's Cathedral at night.  It looked a lot smaller than I was expecting.  I thought there should be a golf hole behind it...looked like a minature golf set.

Marco and his buddy (and teammate) Dave Simpson.  I'm sure he's a better photographer than I am.

The colors were so vibrant.  That was a big surprise to me, considering our stereotype of Russia being bleak.

One side of Red Square.

Lenin's mausoleum.

The walls of the Kremlin.

GUM department store.

Inside the Kremlin walls.

Near the Museum of History I believe.  Marco liked that place.  He likes history like his Dad.

A photo in the museum commemorating WWII.  Nobody lost more people than Russia in that war.

Even the ceiling makes a bad photographer look good.

Marco riding a pony in Siberia.

Marco in Chelyabinsk, Russia in the foothills of the Ural Mountains.

I've always had a love affair with cathedrals and churches.

In St. Petersburg, formerly known as Leningrad.

Me in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in the daytime.  I scored a 3 under par.

Pictures of India

The Gateway of India in one of my favorite places Bombay (Mumbai).

Near Mother Teresa's Home for the Destitute and Dying in Calcutta (Kolkata).

Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying and Destitute in Calcutta.

My neighborhood in Bombay.  I loved it.

The Colaba neighborhood in Mumbai.  Great place to read the novel Shantaram...one of my favorites.

Near the Colaba slum in Mumbai.

The amazing youth of the India Church of God.  Best worship service ever!  Hands down.  India!

Pictures of Vietnam

Floating down the river in Saigon.

Apocalypse Now.  "The horror...the horror."

The tunnels the Vietcong hid in were incredibly small.  Compare the entrance to this one with my foot.  Unbelievable.

Me heading into the tunnel.

Hot and muggy in Vietnam, but still not as bad as Hong Kong.

The Cao Dai Temple in  Tai Nihn where they worship Confucius, Jesus, Lao Tzu, Muhammed, Buddha, and Victor Hugo.

Cao Dai.

Cao Dai.

A mountain where the Viet Cong and the U.S. troops faced off during the Vietnam War.

Pictures of Singapore

Singapore.  I call it the Miami of Asia.  Same look, same climate--switch the Cubans and Dominicans for Indians and Chinese and you've got Singapore.  I love the skyline.

The famous Sentosa Lion.

I love hanging out at Boat Quay.

I like Clark Quay too, but Boat Quay is my usual hang out place.

You know you are downtown when you see this.

I love the Miami like colors of a lot of Singapore.  And I love the boulevards with the excess foliage which is there to make this tiny island nation/city seem like it has a bit of nature left.

The giant durian fruit.

Pictures of New Zealand

Jamie and Marco at a beach in Auckland.

A river on the North Island.

The Remarkables in Queenstown, NZ.

Jamie looking beautiful with Marco.

Marco in Queenstown, New Zealand at one of the sights where they filmed Lord of the Rings.

Ridiculously green in one of the world's most beautiful and relaxing countries.

One of the coolest places I've ever been.  Wild animals on the loose overlooking Queenstown.

Milford Sound on the clearest day of the year.  We were extremely lucky.

Look at that waterfall in the middle.  These mountains are about 5,000 feet straight up.  Amazing!

A nice rainbow in the cliff's waterfall.

Look at how dwarfed that boat is in the middle.  These mountains are huge.

My two babies.

Me in New Zealand.

New Zealand.  You have to see it to believe it.

It timed out that one of Marco's good friends Taylor (and our friends Paul and Esther from Hong Kong) were in New Zealand vacationing at the same time.  Fun!

The Green waters of Wanaka.

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