After the urban madness of Vietnam, arriving in Luang Prabang’s minuscule airport had been the travel equivalent of going into solitary confinement.
Just Enough Time To Experience Ancient Hue
The grey afternoon that hung heavily over Hue’s imperial city muted its colours but couldn’t dampen the immediate impact of its 300-year legacy.
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Resisting The Urge To Linger In Hoi An
Paper lanterns glowed orange and bounced about on the night air like fire flies on their singular summer outing.
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Gaining Perspective On Lang Biang’s Summit In Vietnam
Surrounding peaks drifted in and out of clouds like the subject of a camera lens struggling to find its focal point.
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The Challenge And Reward Of Covering Distance In Vietnam
Vietnam’s slender shape, like a singular rose wilting away from the edges of the South China Sea, lends itself to linear travel.
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I Broke Rule Number One In Ho Chi Ming City
Border days are the final exams of the traveller’s world. If you don’t revise, you won’t be able to move forwards.
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Remembering History In Phnom Penh, Cambodia
For most of us, hesitant acceptance of the atrocities that the Khmer Rouge regime inflicted on its people is the closest we’ll ever get to comprehension.
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Roads To Nowhere On Cambodia’s Coast
On farmland near the small fishing town of Kampot, dusty paths ran poker straight around the edges of fields like grouting in between bright green bathroom tiles.
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The Enduring Mystery Of Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The thrum of mopeds darting down back streets was the lullaby of Siem Reap.
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The Slow Train From Bangkok To Poipet
I resembled a dog for most of the train ride from Bangkok to Poipet. Nose out of the window, breeze in my face and an open mouthed grin for anyone who wanted it.
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