The Manic Move from Sydney to Manila

I think about everything that I have to get done to move from Sydney to Manila and it boggles the mind. Only 6 months ago I sat in my large office on the Sunshine coast staring at my enormous aquarium thinking how the hell am Read More …

Thai Monks Chanting

Thai Monks gather in a Bangkok temple to begin their chanting in ancient Pali – the language of the Buddha. *Featured Above – Buddha faces surround a quiet courtyard in Wat Pho, Bangkok.

Stone and Wood

Thick serpent-like roots grasp, bend and twist over the ancient temple walls crushing stone and reclaiming the forest at the ‘Tomb Raider’ temple (Ta Prohm) in the ancient Kingdom of Angkor. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d7761.279140566552!2d103.88978447619624!3d13.43462300000018!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0000000000000000%3A0xcfb9459e2f62051e!2sTa+Prohm!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1435975625438&w=400&h=300]    

Angkor Dance

A traditional Khmer dancer practices her routine to the hypnotising hum of a fellow dancer in preparation for a sunset performance at the ancient Angkor Wat in Cambodia. She dreams of representing the ‘Apsara’ – the perfect celestial woman, usually the wives of Gods in Read More …

Travel Photo of the Day: Mobile Street Karaoke

A young couple partake in mobile street karaoke. They perform on a small stage with neon lights, speakers and karaoke screens bolted to the front of a motorbike in ‘Pub Street’, Siem Reap, Cambodia. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3881.9287999010867!2d103.85449969999999!3d13.354703299999997!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3110176565345cf5%3A0x8b34e613032754ea!2sStreet+8%2C+Krong+Siem+Reap%2C+Cambodia!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1435041114701&w=400&h=300]