By Carrie on August 31, 2007
Where was Bill Bryson when I was struggling through high school science class?
Bryson is known primarily as a travel writer, having written such works as In a Sunburned Country, The Lost Continent and other such memorable reads. His first attempt at explaining science, which is written in much the same style as his travel books, is [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Books
By Carrie on August 30, 2007
Every life has a story. – A&E Biography
Cambodia. Never have I been to a country that has created so much flux and turmoil in my heart. When we left Cambodia, I thought surely I will never return to this god-forsaken place. I saw misery and destitution in Phnom Penh. The constant barrage of the homeless, [...]
Posted in Cambodia | Tagged Cambodia, People, Photography, Remote Communities, Tonle Sap, Villages
By Carrie on August 29, 2007
To my friends and family back home,
I don’t often get to share my pictures with you. Since adding the Wordpress application on Facebook, I’ve discovered I have a slew of old friends and acquaintances back home who have just started reading about my adventures in Asia. Earlier this week, I talked to my father and he [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Carrie Kellenberger
By Carrie on August 27, 2007
This is the second part of a two part series at the Taipei City Hospital with Dr. Tzu Ying Lai for Joanna Rees Photography.
After Joanna finished shooting the cupping session, Dr. Tzu demonstrated a scraping method called Gua Sha. Its principles are similar to those of cupping and has similar effects on the body.
Gua sha [...]
Posted in China, Culture, Taiwan
By Carrie on August 26, 2007
For more photography on cupping from Joanna Rees, please visit her website at Joanna Rees Photography.
I did another photo shoot with Joanna Rees at the Taipei City Hospital this week. This month, one of Joanna’s photography assignments with Discover Taipei magazine required her to take photos of the ancient Chinese medical practices of cupping and [...]
Posted in Culture, Taiwan
By Carrie on August 24, 2007
The Peace of Angkor is a private villa nestled in the heart of Siem Reap This English-run villa is located in a quiet residential area within minutes of the downtown core of Siem Reap.
Operated by Dave Perkes and Colleen Allan-Burns, the Peace of Angkor has earned itself a terrific reputation for being a first-rate guesthouse in Siem Reap. It certainly deserves [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Travel | Tagged Accommodations, Siem Reap
By Carrie on August 23, 2007
I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile, but I didn’t want to steal Joanna’s thunder. I’m sure I’ve told everyone that my friend, Jo Rees, asked me to help her with a photo assignment last month when I arrived in Taiwan.
The finished results put me on the cover of this month’s issue of Discover [...]
Posted in Taiwan
By Carrie on August 21, 2007
Mysteries abound in this strange land as do hidden faces. The stillness of the air at Ta Prohm and the buzzing of the cicadas in the early pre-dawn light left me with a feeling of unease. We were not alone.
Miniature sandstone faces at Ta Prohm.
Giant tree roots disturb an ancient stone carving at Prasat Ta Som.
Carvings at [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Culture, Photography | Tagged Angkor Wat, People, Remote Communities
By Carrie on August 19, 2007
Things really started to roll this week.
Last week, I was contacted by Dr. Hipsher, a lecturer at Bangkok University. Dr. Hipsher is an expat living in Thailand. He wrote and published an academic study titled, The Nature of Asian Firms, in 2006 for a UK publishing firm. Dr. Hipsher is researching and writing a new book, [...]
Posted in Blog
By Carrie on August 18, 2007
Overloaded vehicles are a common sight in Asia. Here are just a few photos of the overloaded vehicles that we came across while traveling through Cambodia.
Posted in Cambodia, Travel | Tagged Cambodia
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