The Mango Road

With a shrill whistle, a cloud of black smoke and much clanking of steel engine No4, Semeru, with it’s one truck load of passengers chuffed through the gates

The name Kinabalu is derived from the words Aki Nabalu which, in the local Kadazan language, means ‘the revered place of the dead.’

Despite the trappings of modern life around it, the island has remained steadfastly rural and is an oasis of peace just a short hop from the city.

It’s early morning in Lopburi, and a monkey has grabbed a bottle of yummy looking yellow liquid and is scampering off along the cables attached to the side of a building.

“Ow ow ow” I yelped as I descended the stairs on my bottom. Not a good start to a trip. But it was not my first time to Kathmandu and I was aware of its rickety

Historic Towns of the Sukhothai Kingdom Two locations close to Sukhothai that form part of the same group of UNESCO