Category Cambodia, South East Asia
Monday Morning Blues – Temple Lake, Cambodia
My 2015 visit to Cambodia will live long in the memory. It made such an impression on me that I set my novel ‘Drip by Drip’ there. Drip by Drip is a drama that follows Bill & Rachel Brown whose dream adventure turns into a living nightmare. It is available as a paperback or e-book […]
Friday Photo – Namaste, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
My 2015 visit to Cambodia with Mrs Wilbur left an indelible mark on me. The picture below was taken at the Royal Palace in the Cambodian capital. The bitter/sweet visit inspired me to write my first novel, a drama set in the country as well as in Thailand, Vietnam & The UK. Drip by Drip […]
My Top Ten Big Cities Outside Europe #3 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh – Population 1.5 million The Cambodian capital is a special place. Synonymous with the suffering of the Khmer Rouge genocide, but also rich in royal history with a stunning palace complex and fine temples. Phnom Penh sits astride the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers, both waterways providing the lifeblood of the city. I […]
Monday Morning Blues – Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Happy June everybody. This weeks’ Monday Morning Blues comes from my 2015 visit to Cambodia. The lake pictured surrounded a wonderful small temple called Neak Pean, which we visited as we geared ourselves up for an assault on the main temple sites of Angkor. It also happens to be the lake that features on the […]
Sunday Photo – My Forthcoming 3rd Book
Cambodian Drama I am currently going through the editing process of my latest book, which will be released on Amazon soon. The ebook cover is ready and is this weeks’ Sunday Photo. It is my first foray into fiction writing and it follows an average English couple who unwittingly get mixed up in a terrifying […]
Monday Morning Blues – My Fiction Writing Debut
Hi, an unusual Monday Morning Blues from me. I have spent the lockdown writing my first fictional book. Titled ‘Drip By Drip’, it is a drama set primarily in Cambodia with action also taking place in Vietnam, Thailand and England. I am currently editing the book and have drafted a possible ebook cover that you […]
My Top Ten Big Cities Outside Europe #3 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh – Population 1.5 million The Cambodian capital is a special place. Synonymous with the suffering of the Khmer Rouge genocide, but also rich in royal history with a stunning palace complex and fine temples. Phnom Penh sits astride the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers, both waterways providing the lifeblood of the city. I […]
Sunday Photo 27
Me having recovered from a bout of food poisoning whilst in Siem Reap last October, we decided to forego heading off to more temples on our last day in the region and took a tuk tuk out into the countryside instead. We stopped en route so I could take some photographs of water buffalo and […]
