Two kids laughed as they ran beside me as I cycled down a muddy dirt road. All around me were bright green rice fields with tall limestone karsts rising up above them, and white fluffy clouds drifting over in the sky. I was in the countryside surrounding the popular backpacker town of Vang Vieng in [...]
Wat Thammikarat is one of the lesser visited ruins in the ancient Siam capital of Ayutthaya, Thailand. It is believed that it actually predates the city of Ayutthaya, with parts of it possibly dating back to the 12 century. Today it is actually a working temple, and several newer buildings have been built around the [...]
The final part to our tour of Doi Inthanon National Park in Northern Thailand was to stop in at one of the minority hill tribe villages on the way back to Chiang Mai. The particular tribe that we would be visiting is the White Karen, which is characterized by the women who must wear all [...]
When you hire a car or campervan to explore New Zealand there are a few roads you are not allowed to drive on, and taking the risk will void your insurance contract. One of these roads is Skipper's Road in the stunning Skipper's Canyon near Queenstown. It is notoriously known as New Zealand's most dangerous [...]
We had spent most of the morning travelling from Chiang Mai and exploring Doi Inthanon National Park - the highest point in Thailand. Next on our tour was a visit to the twin royal pagodas of Phra Mahathat Naphamethanidon. Phra Mahathat Naphamethanidon Located not far from the top of Doi Inthanon, the two pagodas were [...]
Pha That Luang isn't actually a temple, but a grand stupa (chedi) in the heart of Vientiane, and I think it deserves a post of it's own along side the temples of Laos. Walking up to Pha That Luang According to the Lao people, legend says that Pha That Luang was originally built [...]
After spending an afternoon in Florence to pick up our rental car two days prior, I couldn't wait to get back and explore more of this famous Italian art city. We were staying in a Tuscan villa about 30km to the south of Florence near Figline Valdarno, so rather than drive into the city and [...]
Tuscany is filled with picturesque medieval hilltop towns that make the region a pleasure to explore and to photograph - the list of places to see is huge. One town that would definitely be on the top of the list is Siena - a city that I don't think I could ever get sick of. [...]
On my first day in Chiang Rai, Thailand, I decided to go and see some temples, and the first I came to was Wat Phra Singh. The ubosot (main shrine) at Wat Phra Singh Wat Phra Singh dates back to the 14th century when it was built by King Pra Chao Maha Proma. It [...]
As a bit of an adrenaline junkie, going on a jet boat ride was high on my list of things to do when I went to New Zealand, though of course not any old jet boat ride would do. I came across plenty of opportunities as I traveled around the South Island, but most were [...]
