Been Drivin' All Night My Hands Wet On The Wheel

This photo was taken by Abby as we were driving into Mexico City. I look pretty calm and collected because we are miles outside the city. It took several hours and many near misses with VW bugs held together with bondo and duct tape to make it to the airport to drop off our rental car.
For a rental this car performed like a hero, other than its quirky ignition.
We ratbagged this Chevy Neon down the Pacific Coast, across the mountains from Peurto Escondido to Oaxaca, from San Cristobal De Las Casa up a narrow mountain road to the Operations Base of the EZLN, up the Caribbean Coast and back to Mexico City.
If you notice I am wearing Can-Pat Army pants which made me an object of interest for the Mexican State Police and Army. At every road block conversation was polite, and then as soon as my pants were noticed I was asked to step out of the car. It is to the Mexican State Police and Army that I owe my relatively firm grasp on Latin American Spanish.
Latin cops and border guards have an odd fascination with chickens. Leaving more than one town we were asked if we were transporting chickens. Crossing the border from Honduras to Guatemala there is a huge sign in English that informs travelers that it is illegal to transport eggs from Honduras to Guatemala. The sign is very specific about eggs, there is no mention of actual chickens.

More Buddhist Monks

Another Buddhist monk photo.
I think this was taken at Wat Doi Suthep just north of Chiang Mai, but am not totally sure. The sign on the collection box says "watpharthatdoisuther" which I think translates to Wat Pra Doi Suthep.

Look Both Ways Before You Cross The Street

Crossing the street in Hanoi is an act of faith and test of nerve. If you try to wait for a break or for traffic to stop you'll never make it off the block. The only way to cross the street is to step off the curb and stride confidently towards the other side, allowing the traffic to flow around you like water in a river.

Call To Prayer

Arriving to a devoutly Islamic city in the late afternoon is a magical experience. Watching the sun set behind domed mosques while The Call To Prayer echos all around you is as beautiful as it is haunting.
As an atheist I must say that the dawn Call To Prayer is not nearly as pleasurable.



This video is taken in Medan, Indonesia, the administrative capital of Sumatra. While Indonesia is the world's most populace Islamic nation, it is pretty moderate, Medan is a little different. The island of Sumatra is largely Christian, so a conscious decision was taken in Jakarta to relocate Muslims to Medan, making the capital an Islamic haven.

An East Coaster Institution, kinda

Mary Brown's Chicken is an East Coast institution.
I once worked on a film with this Newf, and we were shooting 2 hours outside the city. He somehow knew there was a Mary Brown's two towns over, and he made pick him up a couple of Big Marys'
I spotted this fried chicken restaurant in KL. I only noticed today that Marrybrown had 2 "r"s.

What Exactly Goes Here?

This sign was on a door under a stairway in a Bangkok MRT Subway station. Hualumphong Station I think.

Asia...A Land of Racial Insensitivity

We might be living in a post-racial society here in North America, but in Asia racism is alive and well.
This would never fly here

Or take these key rings