After a magnificent two weeks in Thailand, it was time to move on to Cambodia. I visited Siem Reap north of the island, before moving on to Phnom Penh (the capital) in the south. The obvious attraction in Siem Reap was the Ankor Temples. Fortunately a Polish couple I’d met on the bus invited me […]
Slumdog Marketing: The Art Of Begging
Exiting an airport in most of the third world is a daunting chore. First the smells hit you. As you near the door the waves of heat trigger the sweating. As you walk through the automatic sliding door someone grabs your left arm, then you’re right. Soon you are swarmed with droves of strangers, tugging […]
Great Ideas For Backpacking Across The World
So you know you want to travel around the world and you know roughly how long you want to go for. You have one or two places you’d love to go, but where else are you going to go? So many places, so many choices. We’ve put together a list of places to find great […]
Backpacking With Point and Shoot or Digital SLR Camera?
My real interest in photography began on my first trip to travel the world. At the time I had packed a small pocket point and shoot digital camera. It was only after a couple of months traveling I became a little frustrated with the limitations of the camera. I really wanted an upgrade to something […]