Tag: SATW

Award Winning Nature Photography

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
I am very pleased to announce that I won both Bronze and Gold awards in the Society of American Travel Writers annual Bill Muster Photo Competition. The Muster Awards honor the very best in travel photography, and I'm happy to...Read More

SATW Bill Muster Photo Contest Award

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_660" align="aligncenter" width="526" caption="Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi, Thailand."][/caption] Since 1981, the Society of American Travel Writers has honored the finest travel photography with the annual Bill Muster Photo Competition, named for long time SATW member and accomplished...Read More

Thai Puppet Show

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_333" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Thai puppet show at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok."][/caption] One of the highlights of my visit to Thailand was attending the Thai puppet show at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok. The show, named Aksra Hoon Lakorn Lek, is...Read More

Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, Bangkok

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_325" align="aligncenter" width="340" caption="Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand."][/caption] Traveling around Bangkok and Chiang Mai, I get the impression that there are Buddhist temples on almost every block in these cities. One of the most famous...Read More

Elephant ride – check one off the bucket list.

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_319" align="aligncenter" width="333" caption="Yours truly riding an elephant in Chiang Mai, Thailand."][/caption] As a kid, my favorite stories were from books like Dr. Doolittle and Kipling's Jungle Books, and ever since then I've wanted to ride an elephant. Finally...Read More

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_274" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Street scene in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico."][/caption] After a few days break, I'm back to processing photos from my recent visit to Mexico. Part of that trip was a couple of days spent in San...Read More

Guanajuato, Mexico

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_258" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Guanajuato, Mexico historic district at sunset."][/caption] Home again after ten wonderful days in Mexico, and now I have hundreds of photos to edit, process, caption, keyword and upload. Visiting the city of Guanajuato in central Mexico...Read More

Mariachi

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_253" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Mariachi serenading a couple in a restaurant."][/caption] Mariachi music is one of the great traditions of Mexico, and Marachi bands are one of the instantly recognizable images of this wonderful country. The musicians play a variety...Read More

Guadalajara, Mexico

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_249" align="aligncenter" width="333" caption="A charro or cowboy in Guadalajara, Mexico."][/caption] On a visit to Guadalajara, Mexico, our SATW group took in a charreada, which is sort of a Mexican rodeo. The charros and charras (cowboys and cowgirls) perform in...Read More