BlogHide Resteemsdispatches (59)in nature • 4 years agoHanging out with adorable elephants in Thailand [VIDEO]Elephant riding used to be a main attraction in Thailand, but thankfully people are realizing that there is a better, more ethical way to interact with these amazing animals. This video is from a…dispatches (59)in travel • 5 years agoThailand travel video: Retro wakeboarding, floating markets, monkeys & the famous train marketThis is a video roundup I made of the best things to do in tiny Samut Songkhram Province, two hours southwest of Bangkok. The train market is really touristy and not so much my style, but everywhere…dispatches (59)in nature • 5 years agoMy underwater photography from Cebu, PhilippinesI took a trip last month to the Philippine island of Cebu and found an incredible place. From my hotel in Moalboal town, I could swim out just 30 meters and find pristine reefs, beautiful fish and…dispatches (59)in video • 5 years agoI made a surfing video!Between sessions learning to surf in Thailand, I spend most of my time filming the better surfers ripping waves. I got shots using a drone, a zoom lens from the beach, and two waterproof cameras…dispatches (59)in video • 6 years agoshafts of sunlight pierce into this sacred cave in Thailand [Video]An open skylight in the top of this cave lets sunbeams flood in, and wafting incense smoke heightens the effect. I recently visited this cave in Phetchaburi Province about three hours southwest from…dispatches (59)in video • 6 years agoShort video montage I made of a mountaintop palace and temple in ThailandIf you ever visit the city of Phetchaburi Thailand, you can't help but see the huge pagoda up on the mountain that overlooks the town. I went up to see what it was all about, and here's what I found:dispatches (59)in travel • 6 years agoVideo I made of a Thai floating market with a vintage vibe - Cut to an amazing old Thai songI have lived for over six years in Thailand and never visited a floating market. These iconic places make for great photos, but most are complete tourist traps. I recently found out though that…dispatches (59)in video • 6 years agoThis market in Thailand closes up 8 times a day to let a train pass thorugh [3 min video]The Mae Khlong Railway Market used to be a pretty unseen destination until about 10 or 15 years ago. Then it started getting popular. Today it's a major tourist attraction. It's not normally the…dispatches (59)in nature • 6 years agoFull compilation of the wildlife footage I shot in the jungle in Thailandhornbills, giant squirrel, deer, birds, and ridiculously cute dusky langur monkeys. I was able to see so much here in not even 24 hours and capture it using just a $150 zoom lens. I posted a little…dispatches (59)in meme • 6 years agoWildlife footage I got of these amazing dusky langur monkeys in the wild, edited into a silly memeYou know those "actual footage of me doing X" memes? Those are usually good for a laugh, so when I was looking through the footage I got of these wild dusky langurs, making one of those immediately…dispatches (59)in travel • 6 years agoVideo I created of an adventure in a rural Thai fishing village: Retro wakeboarding, monkeys, mangroves and moreA few days ago I visited a small fishing village a few hours west of Bangkok. I had an awesome day there exploring the mangrove forests by boat, seeing the monkeys, checking out an oyster farm…dispatches (59)in nature • 6 years agoThese rock formations look like a natural Stonehenge, plus a great waterfall [Video]I've been roadtripping around Northeastern Thailand and just made this video of a few attractions in Chaiyaphum Province. This is a pretty out of the way place that not many tourists make it to, but…dispatches (59)in life • 6 years agoVIDEO: Rescuing a monitor lizard with its head stuck in a canOn a deserted island in Thailand covered in litter, my friend and I found this poor lizard that had gotten its head stuck in an empty can of mackerel in tomato sauce. We had kayaked out to the…dispatches (59)in photography • 6 years agoA ship graveyard of impounded boats - photo setWhen foreign-flagged ships are caught illegally fishing in Thailand's territorial waters, the crew are arrested and the boat impounded. I found this out recently when cruising around on a motorbike…dispatches (59)in animals • 6 years agoWildlife video I shot and edited about a lake in the jungles of Southern ThailandThe jungles of Khao Sok have gibbons, dusky langurs, hornbills, pig-tailed macaque monkeys, and so much more. In fact those are just what I captured in this video. I really hope to go back another…dispatches (59)in travel • 6 years agoNorthern Lights over a rising moon in Iceland [time lapse video and photos]I was so lucky to see this. It's barely the season for the Auroras yet, and I only went out to look one night... and then only because I had to kill time without drinking before returning a rental…dispatches (59)in fishing • 7 years agoCatch and cook coho salmon and huge lake trout in Lake Michigan - 11 fish haul!A few days ago I went on a fishing charter on Lake Michigan. I did the same trip last year and made a short video that I posted on Steemit. That was an epic day with perfect weather and a full 5…dispatches (59)in writing • 7 years agoOn Schmelting - a longform journalism piece I wrote about the Chicago subculture of smelt fishing, exclusive for SteemitOn Schmelting: The Culture of a Chicago Spring Tradition Smelt fishing in Chicago is a tradition that goes back generations. Today the fish are almost all gone, but people still throw their nets…dispatches (59)in video • 7 years agoShort video I made about island hopping around a tropical paradiseThe 54 islands in Thailand's Koh Chang archipelago are stunning. There are more picture perfect islands in Thailand, but none with so few other people around. I love this place.dispatches (59)in travel • 7 years agoRemembering Anthony Bourdain, one of my favorite writers and biggest inspirationsFriends of mine often joke that I'm a young Anthony Bourdain, and I can't really think of a better compliment to receive. In my writing, storytelling, and in the way I travel the world, I try to…
