Wild Bar, Siem Reap. In the spring of 2020 Sladja and I found ourselves stranded in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap. Like so many others we had tried to exit when the global pandemic exploded. But in the end, following numerous failed escape plans, we decided to simply stay put. The decision turned out […]
Read MoreThe Colourful Homes of Burano Island, Italy. January 2008. Header image courtesy of Mazzorbo. The pretty Italian island of Burano sits in the northern Venetian Lagoon, just a forty five minute boat ride from the city of Venice. Home to just two thousand residents, Burano is renowned throughout Italy for its lace production and charming, […]
Read MoreOnce Upon a Time in Venice. January 2008. It is still a bit of a head scratcher when I think about how little I’ve seen of Italy. Somehow, I never got round to sorting out that long, cross-country adventure I dreamt of in my early 20s. In fact, I even messed up the opportunity to […]
Read MoreOnce Upon a Time in Budapest. December 2002. It is coming up to twenty years since I first visited the magical city of Budapest. Twenty years. In many respects this is hard to process. Here I sit in my mid forties, trying to make sense of the 22 year old me captured in such uncomplicated […]
Read MoreCool Spots Around Gibraltar. March 2017. I will always look back on my visit to Gibraltar with a lot of fondness. I arrived as a somewhat curious traveller keen to hike its famous rock and check out what Spanish Britain looked and felt like. What I found was a tiny territory that is a visual […]
Read MoreThe Mediterranean Steps, Gibraltar. March 2017. I had already enjoyed an amazing day exploring the gorgeous Gibraltar Nature Reserve. There had been so much to take in, including splendorous views over Gibraltar Strait and the ruins of the Moorish Castle. Moreover, I’d gotten a look at the territory’s fascinating World War II tunnels, crossed the […]
Read MoreGibraltar Nature Reserve. March 2017. In the spring of 2017 my yearlong adventure living in the Spanish city of Malaga was drawing to a close. I had accepted a new teaching post in Zhejiang Province, China, thus I was busy tying up a million and one loose ends before I left. On my weekends, I’d […]
Read MoreUnwinding in Sitia, Crete. September 2012. As many of you have read in my last post, in the autumn of 2011 I flew to the Greek island of Crete for a ten day timeout. Lying around soaking up the sun and the sea had never been my default travel mode. But hey, sometimes one really […]
Read MoreUnwinding in Georgioupolis, Crete. September 2011. Have you ever thought about what kind of traveller you are? They say there are around five classic types, if you buy into that sort of thing. The Adventurer, for example, is all about pulse-raising activities like wind surfing, hang gliding and bouldering. Nah, that’s not me. I’m certainly […]
Read MorePrasat Pram Temple, Koh Ker, Cambodia. June 2020. The final stop of our day exploring Koh Ker’s ancient ruins came at Prasat Pram Temple. By this point we were exhausted, hot and thoroughly drenched in our own sweat. Consequently, we felt more than ready to head home, where a cold shower and swimming pool awaited […]
Read MoreThe Black Lady Temple, Koh Ker, Cambodia. June 2020. It had been a long, fruitful morning exploring the isolated temple ruins of Koh Ker. Now, edging into the unforgiving temperatures of early afternoon, Sladja and I found ourselves at the day’s penultimate stop. We’d been looking forward to this one, mostly due to its curious […]
Read MorePrasat Chrap Temple, Koh Ker, Cambodia. June 2020. It was mid afternoon by the time we rolled up at Prasat Chrap Temple. This was our eighth ancient structure of what had been a fantastic day exploring the isolated ruins of Koh Ker. Jumping out of the car, we made our way towards the entrance, where the sound […]
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