The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. [ Hindu Proverb ] Malaysia's Batu Caves are one of the largest, most popular Hindu shrines [...]
Cape Town is a vibrant and exciting multicultural destination. Offering unique experiences for backpackers through to luxury travelers, the city – named the World Design Capital 2014 - is packed [...]
“To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedoms of others.”[ Nelson Mandela ]We spent our final [...]
"Hey! Mistah!" the high-pitched voice called out, echoing dramatically through the stone chamber. "Ex-cooose mee!" it called out again. Suddenly a skinny little boy, probably not more than ten years [...]
Deciding which temples to visit at Angkor is difficult. After all, to explore the entire complex completely, you need at least three days! We took two and a half days [...]
When most people think of Angkor Wat, they usually picture crumbling stone temples with tree roots snaking their way around ornate doorways. But if you noticed, those images were conspicuously [...]
Although Cambodia's Temple of Bayon is quite overshadowed by the majestic Angkor Wat, it nonetheless is steeped in a grandeur of its own. Bayon actually turned out to be one of [...]
If I had a bucket list, one of the only things left on it at the beginning of this year would have been to visit Cambodia's Angkor Wat. Well, in [...]
Before I moved to Asia in 2012, I had never set foot inside a Buddhist temple, let alone visited a majority Buddhist country. In January, I visited my first Buddhist [...]
On our way home from Jordan, we decided to take an extended stopover in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to allow ourselves time to rest and debrief from what had [...]
