Laos is a fascinating country. It's not really an off the beaten path destination anymore, but it often still feels that way. This landlocked country in Southeast Asia has a tiny population compared to some of its huge neighbours, and it actually shares a border with five different countries, which perhaps is the reason for [...]
Today's travel photo is of a crowded canal in the busy San Marco area of Venice, Italy. San Marco is the area where you will find the largest crowds as it has a lot of the major tourist attractions of Venice, most notable of which is Piazza San Marco and St Mark's Basilica. The large [...]
Today's travel photo is of the road to the South Flinders Ranges just outside of Port Augusta in South Australia. We took this road while driving across Australia to short cut across from Port Augusta to the Barrier Highway. I had never visited the area before and discovered a very beautiful and picturesque area of [...]
Today's travel photo is a view of some of the arches and columns inside Kapitan Keling Mosque in George Town, Malaysia. This is the oldest and most important mosque in Penang, and it is heavily used by Muslim worshipers every day. I visited outside of the main prayer times and had the place almost to [...]
Today's travel photo is of a boat making its way up Bangkok Noi in the Thonburi District of Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok Noi is one of the main canals in Bangkok, and if you visit the Taling Chan floating market by boat, or do a canal tour, you will probably use this canal to get into [...]
My first impression of Kuala Lumpur was that it is a modern city on the move, ready to rival other big modern Asian cities. As I dug a little deeper into the city over the next few days, I realised that is so much more than that. It is also a city that embraces its [...]
Today's travel photo is of Lake C.Y. O'Connor in Mundaring, located in the hills behind Perth in Western Australia. This is the lake behind the Mundaring Weir, just outside of the town of Mundaring, and is one of the main sources of drinking water for Perth. A pipeline also runs all of the way from [...]
Today's travel photo is of some local food stalls along one of the quiet streets of Savannakhet in Southern Laos. The sleepy town of Savannakhet is a great place to grab a bike and just slowly cycle around the quiet streets. There isn't much of a tourist presence here and little stalls and hole in [...]
Today's travel photo is of one of the ancient stone hallways inside Angkor Wat in Angkor, Cambodia. The sheer size of Angkor Wat is dramatic enough, not to mention the incredible preservation of the temple. This is just one tiny hallway in an enormous complex. Angkor Wat truly is one of the wonders of the [...]
Today's travel photo is of the view of the Harbour Bridge from The Rocks in Sydney, Australia. The Rocks is a beautiful and historic part of Sydney that is a great spot to go for a beer or two and a bite to eat, while looking out over the harbour. You certainly can't beat the [...]
