The Decade In Review - 10 Years Of My Photography

This is a look at a decade of my photography and all the places I’ve been. I’ve lived in both hemispheres, traveled to 11 countries and seen some of the most iconic wildlife in its natural habitat. I have photographed iconic cities such as Rome and Bangkok and seen some of humanities greatest creations such as Angkor Wat. I was able to dive on the great barrier reef twice over two years and witness the change (death) in coral due to global warming. This post contains my best work and has many images I’ve never released before.

How To Get A Chest X-Ray In Thailand

While planning our upcoming trip to New Zealand and doing lots of research I came across a part that said I would need: Chest X-ray Certificate INZ 1096. The reason for this is is if you've spent 3 months in total over the last 5 years in a country where there is a high risk for tuberculosis, you MUST send an updated chest x-ray proving you are free of TB. To view a list of the countries click here. Seeing as i've spent nearly 8 I needed the certificate.

Phuket Part 1

Its been a while since the last post and so much has happened since. When we left Bangkok we had planned to stay in Patong or Kata beach for at least a week before looking at apartments. On the bus ride down I figured i'd look onilne and get a head start and ended up finding a place in Rawai beach. I'm so glad I looked as i found a great space on the southern tip of the island at a really good price. We are about 1000ft from the beach away from the tourist madness that Patong and Kata/Karon beaches have. We've got a balcony overlooking a farm and even a motorbike to cruise around the island with. We even have a kitchen with a kettle and electric stove so we can try our hand at cooking some pad thai.

OverseasAbe SniderMay 16, 2014update, asia, adventure, new home, big buddha, blog, fishing, candids, karon beach, kata beach, patong, rawai, apartment, portraits, travel, thailandComment

Two Days On The Mekong River

When we decided to go to Thailand, we had quite a few ways of getting there. The fastest was flying from Luang Prabang, Laos on a one hour flight for a whopping $150 per person. The second was to take another (probably) horrible bus through the mountains to Vientiane, then from there to Bangkok, then all the way back up Thailand to Chiang Mai which was our destination. The third option was to hire a slow boat which would take two full days on the Mekong river which is one of the biggest in Asia. It spans nearly 3000 miles long from southern China all the way past Cambodia and Thailand.

Abe SniderMay 5, 2014adventure, laos, thailand, travel, mekong, boats, hilltribe, temple, memories, sunsetComment

New Beginnings - Old Memories. A Summary Of The Past 2 Years

In fall 2011 I went to S.E. Asia on a one way ticket with my good friend Eric. That choice to leave everything behind and venture out farther than I had ever before completely changed my life. It made me realize that a comfortable job, a guaranteed paycheck, and all these other comforts were not what I wanted out of my life. At least not my 20's. I wanted adventure. True adventure. The kind that not many people seem to be familiar with anymore. The kind where...

Abe SniderFebruary 8, 2014adventure, american, angkor wat, travel, asia, blog, cambodia, laos, thailand, vietnam, esl, exploring, journal, jungle, malaysia, photographuy, tesolComment

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