Travel

Ayutthaya Day Trip The Ayutthaya Day Trip is a short, and interesting trip offering a glimpse into the history of Siam (Thailand).  The ancient capital was once a wealthy international trading community compa...

Adventures in Asia Video Series Behind the scenes photoshoot Yesterday we shot most of the footage for the introduction to my new youtube series, "Adventures in Asia."  This will be a video series on a varie...

2016 Bangkok Chinese New Year The 2016 Bangkok Chinese New Year was my first festival in Bangkok.  All of Chinatown was flooded with festival goers, tourist police, entertainers, and (of course) plenty of foo...

Elephant Parade Bangkok I caught the Elephant Parade Bangkok at Lumphini Park at the beginning of my second week in Bangkok.  The exhibition is a herd of eighty-eight 1.5 metre brightly coloured elephants â...

Luna Fete by Arts Council New Orleans Luna Fete is an annual week-long event where the New Orleans Arts Council makes the city's gorgeous architecture glow with projected art installations. This year I attend...

French Quarter Christmas If you want to enjoy a lot of festive Christmas decorations, plenty of Christmas spirit, but are willing to sacrifice a white Christmas then you might enjoy a French Quarter Christmas....

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Reserve A series of photographs by Christopher Ryan of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Reserve just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana. Jean La...

Halloween Decorations in the French Quarter Next to Mardi Gras, Halloween is the most exciting time of the year to be in New Orleans.  New Orleans folks love the halloween parade, costume parties, cemeteries,...

Tuskegee, Alabama - Old Town HDR As I do most of the time, I took some back roads on the way from New Orleans to Atlanta this past weekend.  I stayed overnight in Montgomery then headed north to Wetumpka in s...

Cotton Mill Ruins New Manchester Manufacturing Company was a textile mill burned during the Civil War. The cotton mill ruins are open to visitors and is one of the primary draws of Sweetwater Creek State Par...