“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for a Paris is a moveable feast.”  – Ernest Hemingway to a friend, 1950 Sometimes you just need to buy a ticket to France to stay in […]

“It’s called Bangkok, not Bangcunt, honey.” – Ladyboy from The Hangover II Though not quite relating to the quote above, I found myself in Bangkok last month with a funny bit of time between meetings. You know what it’s like like when you don’t have enough time to go back to your hotel but have too […]

Me: Just had one of the most lovely and uncomfortable meals of my life…staying at a beautiful boutique resort to promote – again by myself – and had a reserved table in the empty onsite restaurant then had the staff standing by my table the whole time as I ate by myself… Luckily there’s no […]

Last month I took a quick trip to Hong Kong, made even quicker due to the fact that I messed up my plane tickets and spent more time waiting in airports grumbling about having to buy last-minute seats than actually seeing Hong Kong. Apparently travel mishaps were the theme of March. Anyway, it was my first time […]

Sometimes you start a journey with the best of intentions and expectations. Sometimes it all falls a bit flat. You have dreams of a fun little road trip – two motorbikes, three people, more than enough cameras, and the promise of tea tasting and charming hilltop villages. It will be great, you think. Just think of […]

I’m one of those people that waits until the last minute to pack. Partially because I procrastinate, partially because I don’t usually agonize over what to wear, and partially because I always wear and take the same things with me on travel days. This became really obvious when I was flying a lot in December and […]

I don’t consider myself a photographer. I really don’t know what I’m doing when it comes to messing around with the ISO and F-stop and whatever else you can mess around with on your camera settings. I can’t tell what settings should be used in what lighting or what angle to shoot at to make someone look […]

Sometimes, in moments of sweet synchronicity, you get invited to stay at a beautiful boutique resort in a destination you were already making plans to visit. So you say yes and the property is even more beautiful than you expected. Tucked away down a small, unassuming red dirt road in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Navutu Dreams […]

I’ve never considered myself an island person. I prefer the mountains and jungle of northern Thailand to the expensive beaches of southern Thailand and always find getting to, from and in between the islands a huge hassle. Recently, however, I’ve spent a lot of time visiting the Thai islands. In fact, in the month of December […]

How to cover more than 1,000 temples in a 400-square-kilometer area? Good question. Here’s what to do, and what not to do, when visiting Angkor Wat. Do Learn some history – To even try and begin to appreciate the Angkor complex you need to have some background knowledge. When I first visited four years ago, […]