Khmer cuisine – when overcooked in Cambodia
When you think you’ve left no stone unturned in the temples of Angkor Wat and are on the lookout for a great place to dine in Siem Reap, go to Chanrey Tree for a superb blend of East meets West Much as we become ‘templed out’ in Asian countries after the hundredth shrine, temple, pagoda or religious site, so we become jaded by the repetitive supply of noodles, sticky rice and dumplings that are the default daily sustenance. We go out...
The friendly faces of India
India is such a conundrum that a basic appreciation of its history with our pictorial journey will help you understand and enjoy its myriad colours and cultures; revealing the ethnic origins of India’s people. India’s rich and turbulent history, perhaps more than any other country, has shaped its culture, traditions, religions, languages, social structure – and features – both architecturally and physically in the smiling faces...
Arusha – Tanzania’s coffee gateway to the wild
On your way to or from your dream safari in Tanzania why not linger a while longer in Arusha where a couple of lodges we’ve found, in the middle of coffee plantations, could really invigorate your trip? There’s a tendency when going on safari to head straight to the wildlife and miss out on some of the local life. Safari can also be exhausting and we think that a couple of nights either before or after your wildlife adventure can...
High-lights in Hội An
Walk through Old Hội An on Vietnam’s central coast and you’ll pass seamlessly through colourful generations and cultures under a continuous canopy of vibrant oriental lanterns. It’s hard to believe that Hội An was an important trading sea port dating from the 15th century – except that rail and air travel wouldn’t have been an option then, as it remains today. If you want to get to Hội An today, you travel by road. We’ve stayed...
Inle, Myanmar – Part 2 – Spectacular spires
One for your wishlist when the world settles down! If, like us, you’re prone to getting ‘templed out’ on your travels, when an endless stream of religious sites tests your faith, you’ll be surprised to find that you’re completely mesmerised by the thousands of temples at Indein. Myanmar alternates between a no-go area and a magical destination to explore, dictated solely by political policy and actions. Here’s our review from...
The Bigger Picture
As thoughts and actions became increasingly polarised towards our own immediate environment and as international borders closed, this crisis should have brought lessons for our future into sharp focus. These were extraordinary times. Coronavirus (Covid -19) touched every human on earth in some way or another, not least because it also temporarily suspended the magic of travel. A thought we’d like you to consider, which is unlikely to...
