Thailand 2008

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The kids showing off their custom hats

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The kids showing off their custom hats

It seems like people are switching to Macs all over the world and these weren't the only ones at the conference. The problem occurred when I passed my USB key around with some photos and the ...

2008-10-18T22:18:24Z

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It seems like people are switching to Macs all over the world and these weren't the only ones at the conference. The problem occurred when I passed my USB key around with some photos and the ...

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Getting up close and personal

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Getting up close and personal

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Last weekend we wanted to get away from everything for awhile so we took a boat ride along the river. It was a beautiful day and a relaxing day to coast down stream.

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Last weekend we wanted to get away from everything for awhile so we took a boat ride along the river. It was a beautiful day and a relaxing day to coast down stream.

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We're fortunate to have a pool near our house but we need to walk down a street a little Mom & Pop Shops. The picture isn't anything exciting but it is part of our new daily surroundings.

2008-10-22T09:27:03Z

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We're fortunate to have a pool near our house but we need to walk down a street a little Mom & Pop Shops. The picture isn't anything exciting but it is part of our new daily surroundings.

They have a 5-Story mall here! Sometimes I am so stunned that people live and work overseas and still have access to places like this. At the moment we are so used to our work leading to som ...

2008-10-22T09:29:39Z

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They have a 5-Story mall here! Sometimes I am so stunned that people live and work overseas and still have access to places like this. At the moment we are so used to our work leading to som ...

Much of our time here is spent at the doctor's office or processing what surfaces during these times. The kids have done great and remained flexible even as they are forced to hangout in the ...

2008-10-22T09:32:17Z

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Much of our time here is spent at the doctor's office or processing what surfaces during these times. The kids have done great and remained flexible even as they are forced to hangout in the ...

It has been such a great experience to have opportunities for fun as a family. Prices here are amazingly reasonable so for about $3 per person we got to bowl four games. Since we were the on ...

2008-10-22T09:34:47Z

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It has been such a great experience to have opportunities for fun as a family. Prices here are amazingly reasonable so for about $3 per person we got to bowl four games. Since we were the on ...

When we decided to extend our stay in Thailand we needed to find a solution for extending our visas. The easiest way was for us to travel north and cross the international border into Myanma ...

2008-10-24T02:47:19Z

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When we decided to extend our stay in Thailand we needed to find a solution for extending our visas. The easiest way was for us to travel north and cross the international border into Myanma ...

This was the border into Myanmar. It's nothing spectacular but we just never imagined ourselves EVER needing to be here.

2008-10-24T02:48:13Z

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This was the border into Myanmar. It's nothing spectacular but we just never imagined ourselves EVER needing to be here.

This was the scene as we crossed the border and attempted to find a place to eat. The people carrying the plastic baskets were selling boxes of cigarettes, Viagra, and Saddam Hussein playing ...

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This was the scene as we crossed the border and attempted to find a place to eat. The people carrying the plastic baskets were selling boxes of cigarettes, Viagra, and Saddam Hussein playing ...

Well we finally found a place to eat among the locals and thankfully our kids were flexible yet again. I looked for the most familiar thing and asked for noodles with what looked like chicke ...

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Well we finally found a place to eat among the locals and thankfully our kids were flexible yet again. I looked for the most familiar thing and asked for noodles with what looked like chicke ...

On the way home we decided to stop by some small villages to get the kids out of the car and I wanted to get a few more of my National Geographic Wanna Be Shots.

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On the way home we decided to stop by some small villages to get the kids out of the car and I wanted to get a few more of my National Geographic Wanna Be Shots.

The site included 5 different "villages" for 5 different people groups indigenous in Thailand. Of course this was mainly a tourist location since the villages are normally remotely located i ...

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The site included 5 different "villages" for 5 different people groups indigenous in Thailand. Of course this was mainly a tourist location since the villages are normally remotely located i ...

This was part of the demonstration for the Yao people.

2008-10-24T03:19:06Z

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This was part of the demonstration for the Yao people.

This little Yao girl was close in age to our daughter so this girl's mother and I tried to get our daughter to play together but they both wanted to be shy.

2008-10-24T03:20:11Z

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This little Yao girl was close in age to our daughter so this girl's mother and I tried to get our daughter to play together but they both wanted to be shy.

It was raining hard so we skipped the other two villages and went straight for the Karen people as I really wanted to get some of my wanna-be pictures. This time the kids actually interacted ...

2008-10-24T03:22:43Z

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It was raining hard so we skipped the other two villages and went straight for the Karen people as I really wanted to get some of my wanna-be pictures. This time the kids actually interacted ...

You see the bright red fabric in the middle of the picture...? That's the one we bought. It's amazing because she sits there weaving these pieces and then only charged us $6.

2008-10-24T03:27:24Z

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You see the bright red fabric in the middle of the picture...? That's the one we bought. It's amazing because she sits there weaving these pieces and then only charged us $6.

The lady offered for the kids to come and get a picture with her but only Eleanor was brave enough to do it by herself. I think she is old enough and realize the uniqueness of these opportun ...

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The lady offered for the kids to come and get a picture with her but only Eleanor was brave enough to do it by herself. I think she is old enough and realize the uniqueness of these opportun ...

History is an amazing thing to me, especially the legacies left among entire people groups. You should read the history of the Karen people as co-workers with Adorniam & Anne Judson, working ...

2008-10-24T03:35:28Z

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History is an amazing thing to me, especially the legacies left among entire people groups. You should read the history of the Karen people as co-workers with Adorniam & Anne Judson, working ...

The meeting of two worlds

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The meeting of two worlds

My best attempt at being a NG photographer

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My best attempt at being a NG photographer

We were leaving the village when I saw this lady and I just had to get a picture. She had the longest neck of everyone we saw today but unfortunately I only had my built-in flash

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We were leaving the village when I saw this lady and I just had to get a picture. She had the longest neck of everyone we saw today but unfortunately I only had my built-in flash

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Today we took the kids to a waterfall about 1 hour from Chiang Mai. This was one of the things I really wanted to do during our original stay here before we needed to extend our time. It is ...

2008-10-28T00:25:44Z

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Today we took the kids to a waterfall about 1 hour from Chiang Mai. This was one of the things I really wanted to do during our original stay here before we needed to extend our time. It is ...

The water fall was listed as three levels and this was the second level where we let the kids run around and play. Here's my beauty.

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The water fall was listed as three levels and this was the second level where we let the kids run around and play. Here's my beauty.

The water has a high concentration of some kind of mineral the covered everything it touched forming a rocky substance beneath the water.

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The water has a high concentration of some kind of mineral the covered everything it touched forming a rocky substance beneath the water.

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She's getting so big and beautiful that even the water steps to side.

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She's getting so big and beautiful that even the water steps to side.

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This was an amazing tree with the thick aging vines growing around this mature tree.

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This was an amazing tree with the thick aging vines growing around this mature tree.

A forest of bamboo

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A forest of bamboo

The was the third tier and Eleanor possessed my spirit as she ran for the falls and said, "Let's do something dangerous."

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The was the third tier and Eleanor possessed my spirit as she ran for the falls and said, "Let's do something dangerous."

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I figured if the kids wanted to do something dangerous then I should at least show them how to do it. I only took them up 3/4 of the way and then they headed back while I headed to the top. ...

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I figured if the kids wanted to do something dangerous then I should at least show them how to do it. I only took them up 3/4 of the way and then they headed back while I headed to the top. ...

This is where we stopped to cool off.

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This is where we stopped to cool off.

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It was a beautiful setting to spend our afternoon.

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It was a beautiful setting to spend our afternoon.

The waterfall fed into this river below.

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The waterfall fed into this river below.

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The most comfortable seat in the house

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The most comfortable seat in the house

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Always seeking treasure in the details

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Always seeking treasure in the details

Today Kirsten wanted to visit a special garden created to commemorate the King's 60th year of reigning over Thailand. The garden was started in 2006.

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Today Kirsten wanted to visit a special garden created to commemorate the King's 60th year of reigning over Thailand. The garden was started in 2006.

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This was outside a shrine built to honor the King.

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This was outside a shrine built to honor the King.

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There were various gardens representing the style of other countries - I believe this one was Cambodia.

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There were various gardens representing the style of other countries - I believe this one was Cambodia.

I think I could start a collection of door and window pictures. While we lived in France I loved the timeless cast iron hardware on the aging wood doors. This door was no exception.

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I think I could start a collection of door and window pictures. While we lived in France I loved the timeless cast iron hardware on the aging wood doors. This door was no exception.

Here's another example as I try to improve my use of HDR photography. Maybe nobody else notices the detail of the clouds and the details on the building itself, especially the places hidden ...

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Here's another example as I try to improve my use of HDR photography. Maybe nobody else notices the detail of the clouds and the details on the building itself, especially the places hidden ...

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This was inside the shrine or whatever they would call it. The sculpture in the background represents the reign of the king over the past 60 years. Those shapes are made from individual leav ...

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This was inside the shrine or whatever they would call it. The sculpture in the background represents the reign of the king over the past 60 years. Those shapes are made from individual leav ...

Kirsten likes this HDR style photo the best.

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Kirsten likes this HDR style photo the best.

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