by Allen | Nov 22, 2025 | Updates
Inside the City Walls There aren’t many words in this post, but there are plenty of pictures. Chiang Mai offers up surprise treats for the eyeballs almost everywhere you go. And for those preferring not to feel like they are being slowly cooked alive in a sous...
by Allen | Nov 16, 2025 | Updates
Bridge over the River Kwai Continuing our quest to explore how bonkers, dangerous and cruel people can be, we caught the train from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi, the location of the bridge over the River Kwai. Interestingly, the name of the river made famous by the...
by Allen | Nov 15, 2025 | Updates
Large chicken and strange menu choices Probably the best way to get to Phnom Penh is by bus from the centre of Siem Reap. It takes a few hours, but it avoids the hassle of flight and the inevitable long journey from the airport to the city. We arrived at the Giant...
by Allen | Nov 12, 2025 | Updates
Siem Reap I appreciate it’s been a while, but the name of the city must wind up the Thai people. Siem Reap references a victory by the Khmer King Ang Chan I over Siamese forces around 1530. The translation of the name is Siam defeated. I suppose it is hard to...
by Allen | Sep 11, 2025 | Updates
The other Pangkor Island We had been ogling at the Island across the water for months, as if it were the jewel in the crown of Perak – an unattainable holiday destination for those of us with ostensibly too much time on our hands, but in reality too many boat...
by Allen | Jul 19, 2025 | Updates
Telang Another day of motoring brought us to Telang, where there is a lovely anchorage if you avert your gaze from all the junk accumulating on the shore. The reason for stopping here was to spend time preparing Jamala to enter Pangkor Marina. Maria usually handles...
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