“There can be no more compelling way to connect with a foreign land than to walk on the soil, sand and rock that comprises it’s landscape. Nor can there be any better way to meet the local people than to walk in their footsteps and among them, on their own terms, instead of being tied to roads, train-tracks and cityscapes.” – Andrew Mazibrada
With these thoughts echoing in my mind I boarded the plane for Iceland. Continue reading “The Laugavegur Icelandic Trek – Day 1”
Paul Theroux
Not a photo this week but instead a nice little video to remind us all of why it’s important to have a little bit of adventure and travel in our lives. It’s a bit cheesy in places and has unmistakably been produced with the North American market in mind but that doesn’t detract from the core message that it’s endeavouring to convey and that’s the same in any language….so please enjoy.
Flying into Cambodia I was excited at the prospect of a new phase of this grand Indochina adventure being upon us. I had wanted to visit the Temples of Angkor Wat ever since I had read about them in a ‘Lost Civilisations’ graphical history book way back in the mists of time when I was a gangly and spotty teenager. At the time Indiana Jones was the current smash hit running high at the movies and all things ancient exploration seemed to be in fashion and the flavour of the month. Continue reading “Indochina Adventure (Part 10) – The Temples of Angkor Wat”
JAMES HANDLON 