Kuching. Sarawak, Borneo Borneo has to be high on any nature and wildlife lover’s travel list. The diversity of its wildlife, much of which is endemic (meaning it is found nowhere else), draws visitors here from all over the world. We arrived, by a short...
Borobudur Borobudur is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world; this huge stone temple was constructed three hundred years before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and stands enigmatic under the shadow of smoking volcanoes in central Java. The construction began in AD 750, and...
The plains of Bagan are arguably Burma’s most iconic view, a vista of thousands of Buddhist temples peppered across the landscape. Over three thousand brick stupas pierce the sky, constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries, once part of a great city that was at...
Angkor Thom, the Great City is as enigmatic as it is impressive. A vast walled city which at its heart stands Bayon, the mighty temple of smiles. The city was built by Jayavarman VII after he reclaimed Angkor back from the Chams in 1181. The Cham had...
There’s more to visiting Battambang than the Bamboo Train and the colonial architecture, hire a tuk-tuk or rent a motorbike and go exploring! We opted for a tuk-tuk and hired it out for the day, our first port of call being the aforementioned bamboo train,...
Towards the end of our week in Hong Kong we woke to a vivid blue sky, no rain was forecast, so we took the metro to Lantau Island, Hong Kong’s second largest island. The metro drops you off, rather handily, at Tung Chung, a small...
The Leshan Grand Buddha is the largest carved stone Buddha in the world. He was carved from a cliff overlooking a wide confluence of rivers 1200 years ago and gazes out with a calm expression on his face. Yet not all of the Leshan Buddha...
