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 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…
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 mentioned recently about the MV Princess Victoria ferry disaster, and commented at the time on how I am reminded of it each time I sail to or from Larne, and it made me think about some of the other ferry crossings that I have had the pleasure to experience. A couple of the more…
I blogged yesterday about some of the more interesting food items that I’ve had the pleasure of sampling – and some where I have declined the opportunity – in various parts of the world, and I made reference to staying with some Bedouin in the Syrian Desert a few years ago. I have had a…
One of the interesting opportunities that travelling provides is the varying cuisines of the world to which you are exposed. Some are wonderful and lead you to wonder why they are not popular around the world, and with others, it is quite obvious as to why some food types are considered to be an acquired…