It's an image covering Cambodia, on the flag, on the riels, on the minds of every traveler visiting this country. Angkor Wat. It may be only one of hundreds of temples you can visit within the Siem Reap area, but it's certainly the most famous for its three towered silhouette. It's a UNESCO World … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Remembering the Killing Fields
Children play loudly in the yard of the school next door to the site. Do they know what happened here? I ask myself. Do they know that children their age, along with their parents, were killed here daily, beaten against trees, hacked with machetes? For their sakes, I hope they don't know just … [Read more...] about Remembering the Killing Fields
Photo Friday: Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, known as Doi Suthep for short, is Chiang Mai's most well known temple, set at the top of the mountain and a nausea-inducing songthaew ride from the city. The sacred site is important for many local Thais, but once you've reached the drop off point, you're only just … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand
How to Have a Girls’ Night Out in Bangkok
Whether you love or hate Bangkok, you have to admit that there are all sorts of things to keep you entertained. If you've seen The Hangover 2, you know that this can often be a dangerous quality to the city, where ladyboys and cheap drinks are plentiful and streets like Soi Cowboy and Khaosan Road … [Read more...] about How to Have a Girls’ Night Out in Bangkok
Fear and Loathing and Songkran
I'd heard fellow travel bloggers talk about how much they loved the Thai New Year, known better as Songkran, so much that I scheduled by Asia leg of the trip around it. Following a marathon day of travel through Darwin, Singapore, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, we arrived at the end of the first day. … [Read more...] about Fear and Loathing and Songkran