Trekking with Elephants, Chiang Mai, Thailand. June 2015. Our minibus positively rattled through the Chiang Mai countryside. Dense jungle whooshed by along both sets of windows, an impenetrable blur of green. Located 60 kilometres from the city in a lush region of forest and jungle, the drive to Elephant Nature Park takes about an hour […]
Read MoreA Very Chiang Mai Adventure. May-June 2015. After so many incredible experiences and so much ground covered across Thailand, it was great to finally be in Chiang Mai. In fact, I’d been looking forward to this from the beginning when I started planning my trip many months before back in China. Do even a smidge […]
Read MoreEndearing Encounters at Sukhothai Historical Park. May 2015. At the end of May I decided it was time to say goodbye to the south of Thailand. Having re-entered the country for another thirty days following my adventures in Singapore and Malaysia, I had intended on spending a few more weeks island hopping. But all it […]
Read MoreSunset Chasing on Ko Lanta, Thailand. May 2015. I’m so glad I met the American guy from South Carolina at Krabi Night Market. After my disappointing experiences at Ao Nang Beach and Chicken Island, I had been intent on getting out to an island that would make amends. I wanted to experience a truly mesmerising […]
Read MoreAdventures in Krabi, Thailand. May 2015. It was a long drive from the city of Hua Hin to Krabi Town. In fact, if you do it yourself in a half-decent hire car without making a stop, they say it can be done in eight hours. Go by private minivan though, as I did, and you’re looking […]
Read MoreA Quick Recharge in Hua Hin, Thailand. Time really does fly. Just under two years ago I began posting about my 2015 travels across Thailand. Over the course of two months I put out 13 articles covering my adventures in Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Sangkhlaburi and Phetchaburi. This took me to roughly the halfway point of […]
Read MoreOnce Upon a Time in Essaouria, Morocco. October 2008. Cover photo courtesy of Klim Levene. I’m unlikely to ever forget my chaotic arrival in the Moroccan city of Essaouira. The rain started during our bus trip from Marrakesh, coming down harder and harder as the trip progressed. By the time we’d arrived the situation had deteriorated from […]
Read MoreSetti Fatma, Morocco. October 2008. It was our last day in Marrakesh and I was feeling like the trip needed a change of tone. As wonderful as Morocco had been, the adventure had so far played out as a near-continuous stream of city exploring. Sure, I could’ve found plenty more to occupy our time in […]
Read MoreOnce Upon a Time in Marrakesh. October, 2008. When I look back on my adventures in Morocco, I always think of Marrakesh as the trip’s dazzling centrepiece. Everything they say about the city is true, it is nothing short of intoxicating. Indeed Marrakesh is a feast for the eyes, a place that is overflowing with […]
Read MoreCasablanca Nostalgia. October 2008. I’m so glad I put aside some days to explore the underrated Moroccan metropolis of Casablanca. As I’ve hopefully shown in my previous articles, the city is well worth a trip. Even if one only takes a day to visit the wondrous Hassan II Mosque before enjoying dinner at the unmissable Rick’s […]
Read MoreHere’s Looking at You, Rick’s Cafe. October 2008. I fell in love with the movie Casablanca when I first saw it as a teenager. Strangely, and quite unlike many of my favourite movies, I have often struggled to explain why I feel it’s such a magical picture. This is a bit pathetic when one considers I […]
Read MoreHassan II Mosque, Casablanca. October 2008. Cover photo courtesy of Smartyzs. In the autumn of 2008 I had just gotten married to my first wife, S. Try as I might, I cannot recall how we settled on the idea of Morocco for our honeymoon. But I do remember insisting on spending some time in Casablanca. […]
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