This video is from walks through two Phnom Penh markets, the Night Market and the Russian Market (Psar Toul Tom Poung). The latter is a covered maze...
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VIDEO – Cambodia (1) Phnom Penh – Royal Palace
This video is from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. It serves as the residence of the King of Cambodia and is a magnificent palace. According to...
World Heritage #0668 – Angkor
Angkor has over the last few decades evolved into a major destination. That's not bad considering it is basically an archaeological site. The...
Siem Reap and Angkor are Cambodia’s most popular attractions
Siem Reap and Angkor are Cambodia's most popular attractions. This was going to a most extraordinary experience: The temple complex of Angkor. In...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (4)
This is the fourth video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (3)
This is the third video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (2)
This is the second video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
VIDEO – Cambodia – 3 days in Angkor (1)
This is the first video from the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, number 668 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Wikipedia states that Angkor served...
Pictures from Laos
This is a collection of pictures from Laos, the result of a trip to the capital and also northern parts of the country. If you look up my articles...
The temple town of Luang Prabang, Laos
The temple town of Luang Prabang, Laos is what I like. A fascinating landscape and a beautiful city full of temples, high on the World Heritage List...
VIDEO – Laos (4) Tat Kuang Si
This is a video from the Tat Kuang Si waterfalls, which are situated a fairly short distance from Luang Prabang, Laos. This day the waterfall and...
VIDEO – Laos (3) Luang Prabang
This is a video from Luang Prabang, a wonderful city and no. 479 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Audio: Ethnic minority music of Southern Laos....
World Heritage #0479 – Luang Prabang
Temples, temples and more temples. Still, there is more to the town Luang Prabang in northern Laos than that. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
VIDEO – Laos (2) Northbound bus
This video is from a northbound bus in Laos, from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang. It crosses some high mountains and passes by small villages. Audio:...
Among backpackers in Vang Vieng, Laos
Being among backpackers in Vang Vieng, Laos, what was wrong? Entering a backpacker's haven on my own, twenty years older then the rest and what...
Vientiane, the capital of Laos
Vientiane, the capital of Laos, was my first stop on a visit to Laos and Cambodia. I hadn't been away from my family for many years, or in this part...
VIDEO – Laos (1) Vientiane – Pha That Luang
This video is from Pha That Luang, the most important national monument in Laos and a national symbol of the country. Read the full story here....
Pictures from Malta
This is a collection of pictures from Malta, the result of a trip in 2008 to this island in the sun with a fascinating history. If you look up my...
Malta, a Mediterranean beauty
Malta is a Mediterranean beauty. The family spent fourteen days on an island in the sun, rich in history and heavy on tourism. Expectations...
VIDEO – Malta – Mdina
This is a video from a horse ride through the old town of Mdina, Malta. It functioned as the island's capital from antiquity to the Middle Ages....
A day trip to Sicilia
This is the story of a single day side trip from Malta to Sicilia (Sicily) and the beautiful village of Taormina, a world heritage coastal region,...
World Heritage #1427 – Mount Etna
There have been eruptions from the Sicilian volcano at Mount Etna for 500,000 years, and there was one on my visit as well. The UNESCO World...
VIDEO – Italy – Sicilia – Taormina & Etna
This video is from a visit to the picturesque Sicilian town of Taormina and a short stop on the erupting volcano of Etna. Read the full story here....
World Heritage #0131 – City of Valletta
Come to the City of Valletta and discover the world of knights, full armour, and also an impressive fortress and pretty architecture. The UNESCO...
VIDEO – Malta – Valletta
This video is from the city of Valletta, number 131 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Find a few video glimpses of the popular old capital of Malta. ...
Manchester is football and some more
This is about a football weekend in Manchester and little else to see in the city with the famous "Theatre of Dreams". What to see in...
Aberdeen is The Granite City
The Granite City of Aberdeen is Scotland's third largest and presumably the one with the most churches turned into "dens of sin". As such it was an...
Pictures from San Marino
This is a collection of pictures from San Marino, a city state totally inside Italy. My pictures are the result of a visit in 2007. If you look up...
A vacation in Roma and Toscana
A stopover in Roma (Rome) and two weeks in romantic Toscana (Tuscany) was irresistible for the family. For us grown-ups it would be a coming back...
World Heritage #0550 – San Gimignano
San Gimignano is one of several Renaissance towns in northern Italy with medieval remains. Its towers are unique. The UNESCO World Heritage List...