The Tonle Sap is a combined river & lake in Cambodia. Its the largest freshwater lake in South-East Asia and is a major ecological hotspot which was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997. If you are interested in reading more about the … Continue reading Travelling the Tonle Sap River from Battambang to Siem Reap
In the Preah Monivong National Park in southern Cambodia, about 20kms from Kampot, is the ghost town Bokor Hill Station. It was built by the French in the 1920s and the main buildings of the Bokor Palace Hotel & Casino … Continue reading Bokor Hill Station – Cambodia
When I look back through my photographs from my first trip to Cambodia back in 2007, there are parts of our trip where I simply didn’t take any or only a handful of photos. When we returned to Cambodia last … Continue reading Cambodia and Genocide : Photography and Tourism
I never give money to beggars when travelling in developing countries, unfortunately it encourages begging as a career and creates a much bigger issue long term. I do however give to organisations in the areas I travel through. I also … Continue reading Uses for leftovers – a travel tale
Everytime I am about to go on holiday and visit the travel doctor for vaccines, malaria tablets and so on, they always drum into you, how you should never, never, ever, ever touch the animals in a foreign country due … Continue reading Don’t touch the animals (and would someone tell the animals please?)
The internet is full of great sites on how to pack light for your holiday to a developing country. Especially when you have a backpack to carry on and off buses, into remote regions and need to travel with the … Continue reading Want to travel light to a developing country? Here’s a good reason not to…
Some people like the impressive expanse of Angkor Wat, others admire the intricate carvings of Banteay Srei, others want to find their inner Tomb Raider at Ta Prohm. Personally, of all the temples that I have been to in the Siem … Continue reading Baying on about Bayon – Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
While the temples in Cambodia in the Angkor region are simply swarming with tourists, in southern Laos is a beautiful pre-Angkorian temple which you can visit almost on your own. Its known by a number of names, Wat Phu, Vat Phou, … Continue reading Wat Phu – pre-Angkorian temple in Southern Laos
While in Laos we had the opportunity to visit the Save the Bears sanctuary at Tat Kuang Si Park, a protected area near Luang Prabang. Free the Bears is an international charitable organization started by an Australia woman with a … Continue reading Kuang Si Falls and Free the Bears Sanctuary in Laos
If you read your guide books, they tell you that the one thing you absolutely can’t miss is sunrise at Angkor Wat. What they don’t tell you is that there will be around 60,000 other sleepy, sweaty tourists, a million … Continue reading Angkor Wat at sunrise… yawn…
