Bridget O'Donnell

Exactly one year ago today, I boarded a plane bound for Beijing, China. And what a year it’s been.

Say hello to my new Nikon D90—my first DSLR. I ventured over to the Beijing Wukesong Camera Market earlier today to buy it, and believe me when I say I was as giddy as a five-year-old on Christmas morning upon arrival. Ever since I dabbled with photography at my Poynter fellowship last year, I’ve been [...]

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Two days ago: Thailand. Yesterday: Cambodia. Today: Vietnam. Unfortunately, the last leg of our Southeast Asia trip got cut short because of Tet, the Vietnamese version of Chinese New Year. Essentially, everything in the country shuts down during this holiday, including most forms of transportation. Our original plan for Vietnam was to take a train [...]

Yesterday I posted my Thailand photos. Today I’m posting my Cambodia photos. I was in the land of Angkor Wat from February 1 to 6 as part of my Chinese New Year break. During the trip, my group traveled to Siem Reap and saw the famous Angkor temples. We also ventured out to Phnom Penh [...]

I’m really really behind on this, but my photos from my trip to Thailand earlier this year have been posted. I was in Bangkok just a month and a half before the violent protests started.

My last few days in Southern China happened to coincide with the May Day holiday weekend, which also happened to coincide with my trip to obtain a new visa in Hong Kong. Appropriately, I dragged Ramses along to snap some photos at two of the SAR‘s more notable spots.

Ramses, with a whopping 4 votes.

Round 2 of my “Give the Roaming Ramâ„¢ a name” poll

Help me choose a name for my new traveling companion