Today's travel photo is of one of the tunnels that leads into the arena in the ancient Roman ruined city of Pompeii, Italy. The arena in Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre in the world, as it was the first to be built of stone, built around 70AD. Like most Roman cities, the arena [...]
There are some temples in Chiang Mai that seem to attract all of the tourists, while there are others that are just as impressive but see very little tourist traffic. Since I had visited the more popular temples during my first visit to Chiang Mai, this time around I decided to check out some of [...]
Today's travel photo is of the old police station in the town of Glenrowan in Victoria, Australia. Glenrowan is the historic town where the infamous bush ranger Ned Kelly and his gang took their last stand against the police, which lead to his arrest and eventual hanging in 1880. This police station was established a [...]
Today's travel photo is of my wife, Veronika, sitting on a fountain in Merdeka Square, located in the historic Colonial district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Merdeka Square is a large park that was originally a cricket field (in fact, the cricket pitch is still there) and is surrounded by some beautiful old British Colonial buildings. [...]
Today's travel photo is of motorbikes crossing a busy street intersection in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam. I've seen a lot of bad traffic in Asia, but Vietnam has to have some of the worst that I have seen. The streets of Hanoi can get clogged with thousands of motorbikes and scooters all fighting [...]
Today's travel photo is of an empty white sand beach on Rottnest Island, located off the coast of Fremantle, Western Australia. We had spent the day cycling around the island when we stopped at this beach for a break and a dip. We had the place all to ourselves. In other parts of the world, [...]
Today's travel photo is of the view of the Mekong River and cloud covered mountains in the village of Pakbeng, Laos. Pakbeng is the halfway point of the two day slow boat journey between Luang Prabang and the Thailand border crossing at Huay Xai, and it is certainly in a very scenic part of the [...]
If you've been following me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, you'll probably know that I'm currently driving back across Australia from Perth to Brisbane. This is a quick trip, but we are still enjoying it and camping along the way. Today's travel photo is of our camp last night, camping under the stars just outside [...]
Today's travel photo is of the long wooden jetty at low tide in Port Germein, South Australia. Port Germein was once an important port due to it's jetty being long enough to reach deep enough water for sailing ships to dock. Back in 1883, when Port Germein was used for exporting bags of wheat from [...]
Today's travel photo is of some tasty chicken amok served in a coconut in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Amok is a traditional Cambodian coconut curry, and every one that I tasted while travelling through the country was completely different. When I ordered this one at a little restaurant in Siem Reap, I was surprised when it [...]
