I’ve written about my trip to Macau at the end of May, and although it might not seem it from my posts so far, I did actually have time to do some sightseeing that did not include fast cars. We were staying near – although, in a place like Macau, everything is quite near –…
I mentioned recently that one of the things the Macau is famous for is Formula Three, and on my recent trip there, I went to visit the Macau Grand Prix museum. The Macau Grand Prix, as you might be aware, is a street race with various categories of motorbike and car racing, and is held…
I went to Hong Kong & Macau for the bank holiday weekend, with my friend Steve – of the Vampires of Prague story – which meant that I was expecting at least a few random occurrences. On Sunday, we found ourselves in Macau, which is of course famous for the Macau Grand Prix, to the…
I was sad to hear earlier today of the death of the great actor Peter O’Toole, and it reminded me of some time spent in Jordan. Anyone who has seen the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia will remember not just the fantastic acting by Peter O’Toole and his colleagues, but also the story, the score,…
I have written recently about travelling in Laos, including some time in Luang Prabang and visits to places nearby like the Pak Ou caves. We also travelled to the Kuang Si waterfalls, which are around twenty miles from Luang Prabang. We headed off to find the waterfalls, and found that we were sharing the road…
I wrote recently about a trip to Luang Prabang in northern Laos, which we used as a base to explore the area. One of the places that we visited from Luang Prabang is the Pak Ou caves, about 25km north, towards the Chinese border, along the Mekong river. We got on our boat in…
Luang Prabang in the north of Laos is the former Royal capital of the country, and was once the capital of the country of Luang Prabang, one of the three countries that came together to form modern Laos. It remained the royal capital until 1975, when the country became communist, under the Pathet Lao regime. …
I wrote recently about being at the Wat Phu temple complex near Champasak in Southern Laos, and how quiet this was compared to the more tourist filled Khmer temples near Angkor Wat in Cambodia. One of the nearby places that appears on the tourist people for more people is the Four Thousand Islands area of…
Most people have heard of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the famous temple complex, and increasingly, people have heard of some of the nearby temples like Ta Prohm, that I have previously mentioned. However, there are a series of impressive ancient temple complexes in the region that are less famous, but are still remarkably impressive. Among…
I wrote recently about a New Year trip to Cambodia, and mentioned how I had spent New Years Eve, including going to the rather spectacular Banteay Srei, one of the most stunning temples in the Angkor region. After a place of such beauty, our next stop was somewhat of a contrast, being a place of…
I wrote previously about New Year 2011, which I spent in New York, and commented that although it was a spectacular evening, the sunrise the following morning was not as spectacular as that the previous year: New Year Sunrise in Cambodia. I had arrived in Siem Reap early on the morning of the 31st, having…
In my writing on my travels through Syria, I have mentioned a series of great cities and civilisations that I have been lucky enough to visit in my time there, including current cities like Damascus and Aleppo, the mighty Crac de Chevaliers, and formerly great cities that are now in ruins like Rosafa, Mari and…