There are more than 41,000 Buddhist temples in Thailand, of which more than 33,000 are actively in use. The term “wat” is a Thai word for enclosure, and now refers to any Buddhist or Brahminical temple. 95% of the 70 million people in Thailand are Buddhists. In 2019, we were “templed out” on our last […]
Singapore
After completing our travels to Indonesia and Malaysia, we spent a few days in Singapore. We’ve been intrigued by Singapore’s opportunities for night photography of their modern skyline. We were fortunate that we met John Fong in Malacca when photographing the sunset at the Floating Mosque. He offered to share his secret photo spots in […]
Malaysia 3 – Malacca
The photographic highlight of Malacca (aka Malaka) is the “Floating Mosque,” which first opened in 2006. It sits out over the Straits of Malacca on stilts. It is an interesting structure during the day (see below), but it really comes to life at night. The image above was one we captured at sundown, as the […]
Malaysia 2 – Enroute to Malaka
We decided to visit Malaka (the Malaysian spelling, though most English web sites refer to it as Malacca) after reading some interesting articles. It was a bit of a last minute decision, and we decided to hire a driver to take us there. We decided to use MyDayTrip to find a driver and car. We […]