Inle Lake I was glad I visited the Golden Rock temple and happily I set off for my ride back to Bago (K2500) the next morning. This was the start of a backbreaking 16 hours bus journey to Inle Lake via Bago. I paid and another 500 Kyats to upgrade my [...]
The introduction of budget airlines has driven many travellers to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Myanmar is still considered as an exotic holiday destination to many. It is the same reason why I decided to visit Myanmar as a solo independent traveller.
I have been using the LX3 for the past 3 weeks and pretty happy with its performance. Its small form factor allow me to have it on me all the time during my recent trip to Japan. I experimented with the various mode like the iA, Scene, Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority. I found the [...]
This trip to Malacca was made together with a few friends and I had earlier bought the coach tickets at $18 for a seat on Super VIP 26 seaters coach and one bottle mineral bottle free. I stayed at BaBa House the 2 previous times at Malacca and this time I decided to stay at [...]
The Museum of Islamic Ar in Doha, Qatar is designed by IM Pei open to the public recently. It is located along the Al Corniche, next to Doha Port. I only had the chance to look at it from the outside as it is open to the public from 10am to 5pm. It look beautiful [...]
How do you get the silky effect you see on waterfall photos? That usually requires a shutter speed of 1/4 sec or longer. Of course this will depends on the water flow rate so do experiment with different shutter speeds. 1)Set up your tripod. This is almost a must unless you can find a good [...]
What is travel photography? To some, it means signing for a generic tour and taking photos along the way during the trip. To others, it means signing up for a tour organized by a photo club or school and go along to wherever the group where. There may be local models arranged for stage shoots. [...]
While the country is trying to recover from the impact of cyclone Nargis, let us remember the resilience of the people of Myanmar aka Burma. Donations can be made via the Singapore Red Cross. Details at http://www.redcross.org.sg/ Myanmar School Kids A Myanmar craftsman enjoying his smoke. A Child Worker resting A novice [...]