It had been a very long and tiring day exploring the temples along the Grand Circuit in Angkor, Cambodia. We had a tuk tuk driving us around, but there was still a lot of walking and climbing involved and that mixed with the heat of the day had us feeling pretty exhausted. Our last stop [...]
Today's travel photo is of a boat being built on Don Khone is Si Phan Don (4000 Islands), Laos. As there are no bridges to the islands in Si Phan Don on the Mekong River, boats are an important form of transport. I spotted this boat building/repair area next to the river when wandering around [...]
Today's travel photo is of the water temple of Neak Pean in Angkor, Cambodia. Located near Preah Khan, Neak Pean is a small temple built on an island in a central pool. The pool is surrounded by four smaller pools, making it perfectly symmetrical, as was the style in Angkorian temples. This late 12th century [...]
Ho Chi Minh City, which is still more commonly known as its former name, Saigon, is the ultimate Southeast Asian metropolis. It is a city that is truly alive, with its crazy traffic filled streets surrounded by busy street side food stalls, markets, restaurants and modern skyscrapers. This is the sort of place where just [...]
Today's travel photo is of the lovely old buildings on Love Lane in George Town's Chinatown in Penang, Malaysia. Love Lane has some great examples of the old historic shopfronts that are common throughout Chinatown. We stayed just around the corner from here and I really loved walking along streets just like this one every [...]
Today's travel photo is of a boat at anchor in a sheltered cove in Halong Bay, Vietnam. I took this photo when we stopped to do some kayaking around some amazing limestone karst islands and secluded lagoons. I couldn't believe how calm and serene the water was here, and the turquoise colour of the water [...]
There was no evidence of the thunderstorm that had woken me up during the night. The sun was shining above me through a blue sky and the only clouds around were those nice white fluffy ones. I pushed my bicycle out onto the street and started slowly peddling along. To my left was the fast [...]
Today's travel photo is of a Buddha statue at Ho Phra Keo in Vientiane, Laos. Also known as Wat Phra Kaew due to it once housing the prized Emerald Buddha, Ho Phra Keo is the oldest Buddhist temple in Vientiane, though it has been destroyed and rebuilt a couple of times. It was originally built [...]
Today's travel photo is of a hiking trail running through some thickets of bamboo on the way to Khun Kon Waterfall in Northern Thailand. We hadn't actually planned on doing any hiking on this particular day, but during a scooter ride out in the country around Chiang Rai, we saw Khun Kon Waterfall on our [...]
Continuing on with our exploration of the Temples of Angkor in Cambodia, we headed from the temple mountain of Eastern Mebon to Ta Som - another temple that I had never heard of but was suggested by our tuk tuk driver. It is these sort of places that end up being really great finds because [...]
