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 […]

Drip by Drip – a drama set in Cambodia

Amazon book cover for Drip by Drip a drama set in Cambodia

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 […]

The Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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 […]

Wordless Wednesday – Buddhist Dragon, Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

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 […]

The Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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 […]