There are many ways to tour the temples of Angkor: by tuk-tuk, by moto, by air-conditioned coach, with a guide or without. During my 2009 trip to Angkor Wat, my Dad and I bought three-day passes and toured by tuk tuk, with my Dad and his encyclopedic memory of the guidebook serving as our guide. This…

Um, yeah. Remember when I did a Month 1 Roundup and it was such a fun and helpful feature for those catching up? Well I kind of dropped the ball and never posted Month 2, despite it sitting near finished in drafts. And now I’m almost up to Month 5! But I really like this feature…

Happy Halloween, readers! zany zebras Unfortunately one of my favorite holidays back home is not celebrated very widely across the world. We did have a pretty badass animal themed “fancy dress party” (as my UK friends call it) earlier this year in Koh Tao, which is where these photos are from. See that amazing zebra body…

As you may know, I’m in Cambodia! This trip was a long planned escape from Koh Tao’s long and gloomy monsoon season to explore Laos (first time for both of us) and of course Cambodia (first time for Mark). Our plan for the trip was to move slowly, be flexible and be adventurous. At the last…

This week we’re back to voting, because Mark and I were bickering over which photo is best and we decided to leave it to you guys. Of course we put a small wager on what would be the winner…. Photo A A boy rowing a boat during my tour of the Tonle Sap River with Tara…