Tag Archives: South East Asia
A-Z April Challenge – R Is For Royal Palace In Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Pagoda At The Royal Palace, Phnom Penh (scale model of Angkor Wat in front)
A-Z April Challenge – H is for Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
Ha Long Bay UNESCO Heritage listed Ha Long Bay is on every Vietnam visitor’s must see list nowadays and the fact that it is so close to Ha Noi makes it an easy excursion. When Hamish & I went in 1998, we decided to spend a night at Cat Ba Island to ensure we made […]
A-Z April Challenge – A For Angkor Wat In Cambodia
I visited in October 2015, arriving at sunrise along with hundreds of others…… What a majestic sight it was despite the hordes jockeying for position to get the best shot (or should I say hundreds of shots!). Talking of Cambodia, this is the setting for my thriller ‘Drip By Drip‘. It is available now from […]
Designing A Book Cover – An Expensive Business?
Fiverr Book Cover Designer – Meet Aomar….. When I wanted a cover designed for my latest fiction book I did the usual searches and it was clear that it would cost several hundred pounds if using the suppliers suggested by Mr Google. However, I knew what I wanted and that the cover should incorporate my […]
Sunday Photos – Buddhist Offerings For Sale Phnom Penh
Offering the likes of flowers, fruit and food to Buddha is considered good karma and is a regular ritual for all Buddhists. These pictures are from the Cambodian capital in 2015.
Book Excerpt from Drip By Drip – The Cambodian Arrival
An excerpt from my thriller set in Cambodia, available from Amazon
Indonesian School Group at Gunung Mas Tea Plantation, Java
This photo is one of my favourite from my travels. It was 1997 when we visited the tea plantation near Bogor to learn all things tea. The unexpected highlight was meeting this school group who were keen to hear English spoken by native tongue. Cue impromptu English lesson. They also had Hamish and I sing […]
