When I first visited the Temples of Angkor back in 2008 I was totally fixated on Angkor Wat. Little did I know at the time just how impressive the Temples of Angkor are in their entirety. One of the temples that caught my attention immediately was the well-known and richly decorated Prasat Bayon. With its plethora [...]
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The sound of my alarm going off at four forty five in the morning is usually something I absolutely dread, but on this particular morning I felt a wave of excitement and adrenaline normally reserved only for special occasions. Given that this was the last day of our tour around the temples of Angkor by [...]
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Few famous attractions around the world live up to the tourist hype behind them, but the magnificent Temples of Angkor – and specifically Angkor Wat – truly are an exception. When I first set foot on Angkor Wat back in 2008 my body was covered in goose bumps from the anticipation. Fast forward to 2013 [...]
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As I stood still for a moment at the Jonker Street night market I could visibly feel beads of sweat running down my forehead and chest as a wave of pedestrians jostled against my body while competing for inches of space that didn’t exist. As I turned around to greet Audrey, I marveled out loud, “Isn’t [...]
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**This is a guest post by Nick & Dariece of Goats On The Road: A Travel Website For Budget Backpackers. For more of their articles and photography, or to connect with them on Twitter and Facecbook, check out their bio at the bottom of the post!** Most people who visit Africa have one thing in [...]
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When I first stepped off the train in Jaipur I felt a jolt a adrenaline rush through my veins. I had taken the train from Delhi with much anticipation. As I gathered my backpack and jumped on rickshaw, little did I know at the time what kind of adventures would be in store for me [...]
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This is a wonderful guest post contribution from David M Byrne: Introduction New Zealand, the Land Of The Long White Cloud, needs no introduction. Everybody is aware of its sheer beauty, a beauty brought to a worldwide audience thanks to Peter Jackson’s 2001-2003 Lord of The Rings movie trilogy. Earlier this year I was fortunate [...]
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The following photo essay is a wonderful guest post contribution by Dean Wickham. The heat of the midday sun beat down upon me as I walked down the dusty street in Mto wa Mbu. Surrounding me were rough mud and wood houses with banana leaf thatched roofs, with groves of bananas and sugar cane between them. [...]
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Having visited Lake Titicaca from Bolivia several months prior to arriving back in Peru, I was ecstatic that my schedule allowed for enough time to see Lago Titicaca again from the Peruvian side of Puno. Lake Titicaca is of fairytale reputation – pristine blue waters that match the intensity and saturation of the sky, cotton [...]
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If all roads in Korea lead to Seoul, few roads in Seoul can compare with the bustling hive that is known as Insadong. Insadong is known as ‘the traditional’ street in Seoul where Koreans and foreigners converge on mass to sample a slice of traditional Korean music, performances, culture, street food, antiques, arts, crafts, restaurants [...]
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