On training wheels, my older sister used to race me. If she won, she would get an orange-flavoured Chupa Chup. If I won, we would…
The longboat ferry departs Don Det right on schedule, contrary to local custom. The short trip brings us to the riverbank near the Lao-Cambodian border,…
Having finished high school, gotten my place at uni and taken a gap year, I was at a bit of a loose end. The thought…
It was 3am, and I’d been swaying to mindless chart music at a beach bar in Sihanoukville for far too long. When I’d arrived in…
Koh Rong: a paradisiacal island in Cambodia. It’s still not a major feature in the Lonely Planet or other guides, and remains a word-of-mouth kind…
It’s significantly cheaper than home and there are very few rules. A huge verandah stretches above the banks of a calm, fresh-water river. Beers are…
