Category South East Asia
A Flying Visit In Indonesia
In 1997, Hamish and I toured around Java & Bali by train, boat, bus and taxi for three weeks. as part of the tour we took a train from Jakarta to Bogor……. Bogor is famous for one thing, the well presented botanical gardens, which stocked every type of Southern Hemisphere tree known to man. I am […]
Cyclo Psycho
OK, I said I would share a Vietnam story from my time there in ’98. This was my first experience of the country. Jet lag has a lot to answer for….. Ho Chi Minh City is a wonderful place – vibrant, crazy, intoxicating. I set off for the Apocalypse Now Bar on my first evening. […]
I Will Never Forget My Elephant…..
Regular readers of my blog will know that one of my travel highlights was spending two days amongst the elephants at Elephant Village, Laos in 2010. Elephant Village is an eco-centre where all the resident elephants have been rescued from a life of hard work and mistreatment in the logging industry. There they are cared […]
Ladies of Laos
I have to admit to the fact that this is a postcard, but I think it encapsulates perfectly the friendly spirit that I encountered in Laos…… These images are mine however……
Love You, Luang Prabang
So, having just returned from my favourite LP, was it as good as the first time? My first visit was a nine-day sojourn in February 2010. My travel buddy Hamish and I arrived in LP via the overnight train from Bangkok, followed by a ten-hour bus ride from the Laos capital of Vientiane. So struck […]
Present Alms
I will write more about my return to Luang Prabang and the differences that I have found in the six years since my last visit after I return home and contemplate some more. This daybreak I arose early for the daily custom of monks receiving alms from well wishers. We managed to find a place […]
Warm Welcome, Chilled Vibe
After the parasitic ordeal that I have just been through, I more than anybody realise the importance of eating not only great food, but most importantly healthy food. To experience this with the added bonus of super-friendly hosts and relaxed Bohemian atmosphere, just make it that much better. All of this and loads more is […]
The Environs Of Siem Reap
What to do on last full day in SR when 80% fit? Rush off to Bayon Temple? Visit the floating islands? How about just taking a tuk tuk to no particular place at all? We chose the leisurely latter and were rewarded with some wonderful memories. Mrs Wilbur, a former English teacher, even gave an […]
Ta Prohm
Before I finally succumbed to the dreaded lurgy, I managed to see half of what has become known as the ‘Tomb Raider Temple’. This is the one that became completely swallowed by nature and has been left part entwined with the jungle, as much for preservation as aesthetics. To remove the trees would cause parts […]
