I know you may not have been to Zhongdian in China, so let me paint a picture….. you fly into a fairly modern airport surrounded by snow capped mountains, that were shrouded in cloud, with a huge ‘Welcome to Shangri-la’ sign - for this is the area the Chinese claim is Shangri La.Â
We were met by our guide, […]
On my journey through Cambodia I knew today would be very emotional, thought provoking and a day of sadness. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, known as Security Prison 21 (S-21), was a school that was taken over and converted into a detention centre from 1975 to 1978 by the Pol Pot security forces. We were […]
My first taste of Phnom Penh, well not mine, but someone else’s was to eat a tarantula. Our local guide took us on a tour of the local food market, where there were all types of ‘fear factor’ critters on offer - sparrows, pigeons, snakes, cockroaches, duck egg with baby and tarantulas.Â
Our fearless travel companion dared […]
Our hottest day yet in Cambodia, and as we wandered around Angkor Thom temple we felt the heat coming off the rocks. The blue skies made for some great photos.  Visually speaking, Angkor Thom is one of the most interesting temple we had visited as it has a lot of smiling faces at the top of the […]
My first glimpse of Angkor Wat was one of those WOW moments that you will remember for a long time. The rain had eased off as we started on the approach to Angkor Wat, but only moments after our group photo was taken, our guide urged us to hurry towards the main temple as he […]
Leaving our Siem Reap hotel, this morning we head for the Chong Khneas Floating Village on Tonle Sap Lake with our English speaking guide Kim Tay.  Just 15 minutes drive from town we boarded a boat and travelled down a brown water canal passing floating schools, a church, fisherman and other boats.
Some parents drive small boats […]
Ta Prohm Temple was my very first temple experience in Cambodia. It was impressive sticking out of the jungle and being strangled by large trees growing within the temple. Ta Prohm was used as set in the movie Tomb Raider. I took so many photos to try and capture the rock carvings and green colour […]