Kratie is a small, laid back town on the Mekong River in Northeastern Cambodia, and makes a great spot to break up the journey between Phnom Penh and Laos. Old French Colonial buildings surround the town's central market, and the picturesque Mekong River provides a perfect scene at sunset. Many people come here primarily to [...]
Today's travel photo is of some gum trees silhouetted against a colourful sky at the Victoria Falls camp ground in Australia. We stayed at this campground after taking the Great Alpine Road through some spectacular country, and this was a great spot to stop for the night. We had the whole place to ourselves, so [...]
Today's travel photo is of some antique furniture inside Pinang Peranakan Mansion in George Town, Malaysia. Pinang Peranakan Mansion was built by Chung Keng Quee, a rich Baba from the local Nonya Culture in Penang, and it is now a museum showcasing some excellent examples of the lifestyle of the rich merchants of the area. The [...]
Today's photo is of a fresh spring roll at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam. When it comes to spring rolls, I think that Vietnam might have the best. This particular spring roll was a fresh, unfried spring roll at a little hole in the wall restaurant in the Old Quarter of Hanoi. I took this [...]
Today's travel photo is a view of the Barranco Valley on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. We reached this point on day three of the trek along the Machame Route on Mount Kilimanjaro, where we had to climb up to the Lava Tower at 4600 metres, before trekking down into the Barranco Valley to our camp for [...]
If you love temples, then Luang Prabang will be heaven for you. The spiritual heart of Laos, as well as the ancient capital, Luang Prabang has so many Buddhist temples that you can rarely walk down a street without coming across one. I love Luang Prabang for its beautiful old buildings, its picturesque streets and [...]
Today's travel photo is of the toilet at Wat Rong Khun (The White Temple) near Chiang Rai, Thailand. I'm not one of those weird people that go around taking photos of toilets, but this particular one is probably the fanciest I have ever seen, and I thought it was definitely worth the photo. At first [...]
Today's travel photo is a rooftop view in Riomaggiore, Italy. Riomaggiore is one of the five little villages that make up the beautiful Cinque Terre on the Ligurian Coast of Italy, and was the forth that we visited. I took this photo after arriving by ferry and walking up the hill through the village. From [...]
If you're in Luang Prabang, Laos, and looking for a good day trip outside of town, Kuang Si Waterfall is probably the go to place. You'll no doubt get asked about a hundred times if you want to go and see the waterfall when you're walking along the streets in town, so you definitely won't [...]
Today's travel photo is of some locals fishing along the Esplanade in George Town in Penang, Malaysia. I took this photo after wandering past the old town hall and making my way to the waterfront. A storm was coming in from the sea at the time, but these locals didn't seem too bothered by it. [...]
