More Monkey Portraits

Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying close to home. August 2nd, 2020 After yesterday’s portrait, here’s more from the Jigokudani Monkey Park. The macaques living here (near Nagano, Japan) are some of the northernmost

Portrait of a Snow Monkey

Photo of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying close to home. August 1st, 2020 The hair, the face, the eye … the unusual practice of soaking in the hot springs. Tomorrow I’ll share photos of the

Daily Dose of Monkeys

Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. May 3rd, 2020 Because who doesn’t like monkeys? Today we’re switching locations, riding the magic carpet all the way to Sri Lanka. My

Daily Dose of Beauty: Borneo Big and Small

Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photography from my archives, shared with you as we all shelter in place. April 1st, 2020 When J and I ventured from the beach into the jungle at Bako National Park in Borneo, it only took a

Snow Monkeys of Japan

If you’re visiting Japan, thumbs up for the snow monkeys. Take the train from Nagano to Yudanaka station. Inquire at the information desk outside, and you’ll be politely directed to the bus for Kanbayashi. Once there, walk two kilometers down the trail to Jigokudani Monkey Park. If you’re visiting in winter, wear some boots — the snow-covered trail is quite

A Barrel of Monkeys at Bako

Bako National Park sits on a tiny peninsula of Borneo, north of Kuching. To get there we caught a speedboat at the riverside jetty of the nearby village. We skimmed down the river, past mangrove forests into the confluence of the Sungai Tabo and the South China Sea. Fishermen were out for the morning catch — some with nets and

A Person of the Forest at Semenggoh

While in Borneo, we stopped at Semenggoh Wildlife Centre outside of Kuching. Semenggoh has been successfully rehabilitating orphaned and injured wild animals since 1975. These animals are taught how to survive in their native habitat and then re-introduced into the wild. Semenggoh’s orang-utan rehabilitation program has been particularly successful, with many having been released into the surrounding forest reserve —