We have wrapped up on our documentary about the trash problem at the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan and it can be viewed for free on Youtube by Clicking Here or watching below. We want to thank all of the people who generously gave to our Kickstarter that helped complete the production of this.
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Our Project from Thailand Needs Your Help!
Our Project from Thailand Needs Your Help!
Last year while we were in Thailand, we began work on a documentary that examines the trash problem after the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan and those who are attempting to solve the problem. We have started a Kickstarter project in hopes that we can raise enough funds to complete the film. Please take a few minutes to watch our video and if you feel inspired to help, we would be grateful as every dollar helps! Thanks
VIDEO: In the Shadows of Angkor, Cambodia
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Angkor Wat Cambodia is one of the spiritual power centers on this earth and has the ability to humble all who walk through its root covered ruins. After being slightly traumatized by our filming of the Full Moon Party on Ko Phan Ngan, it was nice to get back to Bangkok and make the journey to Siem Reap, Cambodia, home of the Angkor temples. I had made the journey in 2005 when the road between the border of Thailand, Poipet and Siem Reap was just a mangled pot holed mess. The journey was infamous for being torturous as backpackers and their backpacks would be crammed into the back of a pick up truck for a 8 hour journey. When I did it, a guitar was stolen from us and it lived up to its hellish reputation. This time however, it went much smoother although it wasn’t without its hickups. We made the journey in the relative comfort of a first class bus from Bangkok to the border and then got a ride in a mini van to Siem Reap. We found a recommended driver and scheduled him to be our guide for the next two days. We started our first day before dawn as we wanted to take some photos as the vine and root covered Ta Prom temple at sunrise. It was a beautiful experience as we were the only ones there for the first hour and has the magical ruins to ourselves. As the sun came up the heat and humidity were punishing with the temperatures reaching 108 degrees. We were covered with sweat but that did not stop us from seeing most of the temples, some of which are 20 miles apart from one another.
Photos and videos cannot do justice to the experience of being at the temples, but we hope this video can give you a small taste of the sites and sounds of Angkor.
We will be posting a large photo gallery of Angkor in the next week, so keep your eyes peeled for our next post.
Enjoy!
-Ben
VIDEO: Swimming with Giants: Whale Sharks in Thailand
While staying on Koh Phan Ngan in Southern Thailand, we ventured to the north east of the island and heard rumors that a friendly Whale Shark, the holy grail for a lot of divers, had been seen the previous days. The whale shark is a harmless “shark” and more akin to a whale, being the largest of the fish species. Dark grey with white spots it can grow to be up to 42 feet long and weigh 47,000 pounds!! We booked a spot with a local dive operator to the dive sight Sail Rock, a large rock jutting out of the ocean halfway between Koh Tao and Koh Phan Ngan. The two dives were some of the most magical dives we had ever done with thousands of fish in schools, encircling us as well as turtles, barracudas, and lion fish encounters. On the second dive we were rewarded with multiple visits from a very friendly Whale Shark. It swam by us several times throughout the dive and even came up to the surface to say hello to the snorkelers. We were exhilarated and at the end of the dive came to the surface whooping and slapping high fives with each other. An experience not to be forgotten and we are grateful to have captured it on film.
Enjoy!
VIDEO-Shiva, Shakti, and Buddha too! Buddha Park, Laos
North of the capital city of Vientiane, on the river banks that seperate Laos and Thailand sits Buddha Park. One of the most interesting religious monuments I have ever been to, it was the project of a a Shaman Luang Pu (Venerable Grandfather) Bunleua Sulilat. He mixed Buddhism with Hinduism and the concrete sculptures that adorn the park feature deities from both religions. He designed all 200 of the sculptures and had his followers who had no experience building statues make them. At the entrance lies a giant pumpkin with a Tikki like head that you enter through the mouth. The pumpkins has three levels that go from scenes from hell on the bottom to nirvana on top with a great lookout from atop the pumpkin of the entire park. We loved it there and was definitely one of the most bizarre places we have ever been. Enjoy the video above and the photos below (-: CLICK THIS OR PHOTO TO VIEW PHOTO ALBUM
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VIDEO: Glimpses of Laos
Northern Laos has some dramatically beautiful scenery and this video offers a glimpse into our trip up the Nam Ou river to Muang Ngoi Neau and Ban Na Village. Both are nestled between huge limestone karst mountains and our time there was the highlight of our trip to Laos…enjoy!
Exploring Sunken World War 2 Wrecks in the Philippines
While in the Philippines we were able to explore 3 different Japanese wrecks from World War 2 that were sunk by US Fighter Planes in 1944. In this video you will see the Olympia Maru and towards the end of the video the Kogyo Maru. For more info visit our travel blog at http://www.dontmisstheboat.org
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