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The Bridge at Phakding, Nepal

by Dean Wickham January 23, 2013 Asia

On the first day of my trek to Mount Everest Base camp in Nepal back in 2009, my stop for the night was the small village of Phakding. The trek from Lukla was fairly easy and mostly stayed at the same altitude as we followed the Dudh Kosi River up the valley. This is one [...]

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An elephant painting a picture in Chiang Mai, Thailand

by Dean Wickham January 22, 2013 Asia

I have spoken briefly before about the whole elephant tourism thing in Thailand, but I could never really find the words to describe how I felt about it. Instead, I posted a black and white photo essay to try and portray the elephant camp experience. Is it right that elephants are being used for rides [...]

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Dog on the beach on Koh Phangan, Thailand

by Dean Wickham January 8, 2013 Asia

After island hopping around Southern Thailand for a while, we finally found our perfect tropical island beach getaway on Ao Chao Phao Beach on Koh Phangan. Although the beach isn’t that great for swimming as the water isn’t very deep, it’s great to just laze around in, and when the tide goes out each day [...]

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Chao Phraya River Ferry in Bangkok, Thailand

by Dean Wickham January 3, 2013 Asia

The Chao Phraya River is really the backbone of Bangkok, Thailand. The river is always full of activity and the ferry system that runs up and down this water highway is one of the best ways to get around the city. While travelling upstream on the orange line ferry after a day out in central [...]

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Monks admire the Pha Bang pedestal in Luang Prabang, Laos

by Dean Wickham December 18, 2012 Asia

As I entered the fairly new temple of Haw Pha Bang in Luang Prabang, Laos, these two young monks entered just after me and seemed to be admiring the temple as a tourist just as I was. Haw Pha Bang is a very elegant temple, and rightly so as it has been built within the [...]

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Ancient Bronze Buddha at Wat Phra Kaew in Chiang Rai, Thailand

by Dean Wickham December 9, 2012 Asia

Wat Phra Kaew in Chiang Rai, Thailand, is the city’s most sacred temple due to it being the origin of the journey of the Emerald Buddha – Thailand’s most sacred treasure. Located in the temple’s ubosot (main shrine) is this ancient Bronze Buddha which is believed to be over 600 years old. I was quite [...]

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Cave Tubing in Vang Vieng, Laos

by Dean Wickham November 30, 2012 Adventure

What I thought was going to be only a quick one night stopover in Vang Vieng, Laos, turned into several days as I realised that there was so much more to this popular backpacker town than drunken tubing. The town itself is pretty much as expected – lots of backpackers, bars, guesthouses and laid back [...]

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5 Places that I want to visit in Vietnam

by Dean Wickham November 28, 2012 Asia

2012 has really flown by, and as the end of the year approaches, the time has now come to focus on 2013. Next year is looking like it is going to be a huge travel year for me, and I have several plans in the works. I will talk more about my overall plans for [...]

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