Travel fail: Don’t do this if you’re pursued by police in Phnom Penh
Fodor’s commissioned a retelling of my story from my first ever day in Southeast Asia, way back in 2006. I’m embarrassed that it took almost 15 years for me to […]
Category Archives: Asia
Ethical Elephants
Seeing an elephant in the wild is an amazing experience (see my safari page for more). I’ve been lucky to see wild elephants in South Africa, Namibia (including desert elephants!), […]
How to see Angkor
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Siem Reap and Cambodia’s UNESCO World Heritage Angkor Archeological Park. It’s a fascinating place and I’ve learned a lot about how to […]
The best massage in the world
I don’t know about you, but I really appreciate a good massage. I’ve had my fair share of great ones and so-so ones. But really … it’s hard to complain […]
Cambodia travel advice you won’t find anywhere else
I’m a bit shy about tooting my own horn — I’m Canadian after all! But, if I do say so myself, I know quite a bit about travelling in Cambodia, […]
Pursuing Pingyao
In the ancient city of Pingyao, a UNESCO site in China‘s Shanxi province, fellow Canadian travel writer Hillary Duff and I went off the beaten path to pursue the world’s best […]
