4 Haunting Ruins of Beijing’s Old Summer Palace a.k.a. Yuanmingyuan
One hour. That was all the time I had to venture beyond the conference venue and explore Beijing. The backpacker in […]
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Candi Sewu: Prambanan’s Forgotten Neighbour
The well-travelled among us would probably recognise that Borobudur, near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is the world’s biggest Buddhist temple complex. They may […]
Why Climbing Borobudur at Sunrise is an Incredible Must-Do at 4AM
I’ve never been a big fan of jostling with crowds on my travels. When I learnt that I could avoid […]
The Iron-Age Village of Biskupin: What You Can Expect to See
A trip to Biskupin rarely features on most visits to Poland, but it wasn’t far from the Poznań-Gniezno-Toruń route that I was taking through the […]
Visiting Roluos: 3 Angkor-era Temples Everyone Misses
Fresh from a visit to the temple ruins of Angkor with one more day on my pass, I scanned the other trips that […]
Cycling Angkor & The Grand Circuit: A Complete Route Guide
What? Cycling Angkor in this heat? Haven’t you seen them all already? I may have seen Angkor Wat, the Bayon, […]