The Ta Prohm temple at Angkor Wat (Siem Reap, Cambodia) is most impressive for the lack of tourism development. The trees are overgrown, the rocks piled up.
Southeast Asia
Sitting here in my flat in Berlin (pretend I’m British for a moment, will you?), I can’t help but remember that just two months ago I was on a boat trip in Halong Bay, Vietnam. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to be here even if a European summer isn’t quite as sunny or warm …
I had a lot of reasons to visit Vietnam while traveling Southeast Asia, but one of the big ones was the food. I didn’t grow up eating Vietnamese food (in fact, I’m pretty sure there weren’t many restaurants in my area at the time), but when I eventually discovered it during university, I was hooked. I …
For the past week I’ve been staying with some extended family of mine (for simplicity’s sake – an aunt, uncle & cousin) in the city formerly known as Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). I have to say, this week has been one of the best all year and I can’t thank them enough for the …
Today’s video of me is from Siam Reap, Cambodia. I’m at the Ta Prohm temple—part of the massive Angkor temple complex (the most famous being Angkor Wat). This is near the “Tomb Raider” tree famous from the movie of the same name where Angelina Jolie falls underground. Or something like that. (It’s been a while …
Though I didn’t mention it as one of my goals for my round-the-world trip, being on the beach was deeply embedded in my plans. I love the sun, the sand, the saltwater. Waking up to waves and not wearing shoes. There’s something special about losing oneself on the beach. And that’s exactly what I did …
I recently wrote about my day trip to Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, but I can’t help myself to post some more. Elephants are just too cute! And I’ve finally uploaded some videos, too. Watch the one after the jump of the baby elephant playing in the water! I could’ve watched him for hours! …
I’d read a few things about the notoriously scammy Thai-Cambodia border crossing, and had heard quite a few travel tales, too. Cambodia has quite the reputation for traveler scams and I wanted to avoid as many of them as possible. But as I’m constantly reminded while traveling, things rarely work out how they’re supposed to. …
Okay, I’m going to make this quick. Just wanted to say hi. I’m back in Bangkok for, like, the 5th time. I love this city! Since I left Laos two weeks ago, I’ve been all over the place, have met a ton of awesome people, and really have just had an incredible time. And Songkran …
I first read about Elephant Nature Park over on the Got Passport blog, but as it turns out, it’s actually pretty well publicized. It’s in the Lonely Planet and there have been features on CNN and other international news organizations. One of the many things tourists come to Thailand for–besides sex, drugs & beaches to …