Moments before my life ended.....  Read more!

Happy Chinese New Year. That is me holding a traditional Chinese fireball.  Read more!

I know that some of you have had the same look as this guy over the past month as I have been on the road, promising to upload many pictures for you to see of my trip--but I have not had the chance to really get started on the project until yesterday. Most of these pictures in this series are of the early part of the trip in Kunming. Sadly, I lost a number of pictures from Bangkok, but most of the ones that I have saved are very good--but it is very late, so you will have to wait for those to be uploaded until a later time.. Probably by this weekend if I can get around to most of them.

There should be at least 20 or so pictures loaded here for your enjoyment.  Read more!

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Omelette Anyone?  Read more!

Yunan minority headgear. I didnt want to be that tourist who was always saying look at me, look at me, look at me--so its not the perfect shot, but good enough.  Read more!

The asking price for these dogs started at about 12 bucks. No shots of course and they preferred if you didn't raise it to eat.

Bird and Flower Market, Kunming.  Read more!

"Street Meat"
Bird and Flower Market, Kunming....  Read more!

The cutest picture I have EVER taken.  Read more!

Just a casual walk in the park on a Sunday afternoon with my cigar....  Read more!

Hmmmm, lets review....
A) Dogs usually are on all four legs.
B) Dogs dont usually don't wear Chinese Emperor Lounge Suits  Read more!

I aint afraid of no ghosts....  Read more!

This reminds me of that scene from Ghostbusters III.....

yes, there was a Ghostbusters III Heather....  Read more!

Another Nikon moment brought to you by your friend Tim Hogg.... :)  Read more!

Please... DONT.  Read more!

A picture says a thousand words... most of which I wont say because he is a little kid....  Read more!

Shhhhhh, you are not supposed to take pictures of the Buddhas....  Read more!

Kunming Buddhist Temple.  Read more!

Kunming.
One of the many temples in the city.  Read more!

This dog will not be eaten.
Repeat--this dog will not be eaten.
A true, golden retriever in Kunming--another sign that Yunnan is years ahead of the rest of southern China.  Read more!

Hunter S. Hogglett
Fear and loathing in China.
Kunming Style.  Read more!

One of many war propoganda posters... The reds coming to destroy all that China has built... Interesting, considering that most of the Chinese treasures were all destoyed during the Cultural Rev, compliments of Chairmen Mao, who is the most idolized in China.  Read more!

The first real sign of Christianity since being in China. On occasion, you will see a church or two that is run down, but this is a gleaming sign of all the foreigners that are in kunming. Obviously, this church is getting some funding from somewhere...  Read more!

Ahhh, the cook and his special Bijo. Until this point, I thought all bijo was simply rice wine--but I now stand corrected. This was lemon bijo--and it was delicious--but the hangover was somewhat unbearable--like being poisioned--slow and deliberate.
I could not turn it down, however, as it is considered very rude to not drink with the host. Luckily, he usually didnt push the issue.  Read more!

This one is for my mom.
She is always worried that I dont get a cake on my birthday and I am not sure that I shared with you that I did actually get one on my birthday. As I turned the big 33 this year, I had a cake put in front of me--and for a chinese confection, it wasn't bad. The topping was a wierd, slightly dodgy lemon whipped topping that was slightly too hard to be real. It was quite an interesting specimen, but delicious.  Read more!