Today's travel photo is of my shadow on the snow at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. At this point, I actually wasn't quite at the summit just yet, but I was almost there at over 5800 metres above sea level. Each step was difficult. The air is so thin that I had to stop [...]
Today's travel photo is of the busy central market in Kratie, Cambodia. Like most towns in Cambodia, Kratie's central market is the liveliest place in town. It's the place to go to buy everything that you need, from fresh produce and meat to clothes and household items. We stayed directly across from the market in [...]
It was strange to be in a big city again. I think the last time I had seen a skyscraper was back in Saigon, over four months prior. As the bus made its way through the outer suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, I realised that this really is a big city, with endless buildings, streets and [...]
Today's travel photo is of Masjid Jamek at dusk in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Masjid Jamek is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, built in 1909. It sits in the historic area of the city at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang rivers. I took this photo while walking from my guest house [...]
Today's travel photo is a panorama of the beautiful mountain views in Falls Creek, Australia. I took this photo from the alpine village of Falls Creek, which is one of Australia's busiest ski resorts in the winter. In the summer, when I visited, it is a very quiet and peaceful place, and there is still [...]
We must have looked like the oddest people in town. At least, that was the look that we were getting from locals who drove past us in their cars or on motorbikes as we wandered along the winding road. If it wasn’t odd looks that we were getting, it was looks of amusement at seeing [...]
Today's travel photo is a panorama shot of the entrance to Angkor Wat in Angkor, Cambodia. Angkor Wat is surrounded by a huge man made moat, and this stone bridge gives you access to the temple. From here, the huge towers of Angkor Wat seem tiny, but when you finally reach them they are just [...]
Vientiane is a capital city that doesn't really feel like a capital city, especially when you compare it to the metropolises of Laos' neighbouring countries. Compared to cities like Bangkok, Hanoi or Phnom Penh, Vientiane is a sleepy little city, located right on the Mekong River. It is a city that is now forever changing, [...]
Today's travel photo is of the interior of Phuc Kien Assembly Hall in the Old Town of Hoi An, Vietnam. Phuc Kien is a traditional Chinese assembly hall that was established in the late 17th century. It was a place where members of the local Fujian Chinese ethnic group would come for gatherings and meetings, [...]
There are some temples in Chiang Mai that seem to attract all of the tourists, while there are others that are just as impressive but see very little tourist traffic. Since I had visited the more popular temples during my first visit to Chiang Mai, this time around I decided to check out some of [...]
