Bayon Carvings

February 17th 2013
Cambodia is a country I knew very little about. I'd heard of Pol Pot, but that was about it. So when my friend Rhys said he would come out to visit during my 2 weeks holiday for Chinese New Year (called 'Tet' here), we decided to head to Cambodia to find out what it had to offer, as Vietnam tends to shut down during the Tet holiday. We set off with no real plan, as we were meeting up w ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more

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Ross Parker

After finishing a 4 year degree in Civil Engineering, I decided I needed a break from looking at buildings, roads and bridges and so headed to South Korea to teach ESL to a bunch of 3 year olds for a year. I enjoyed it so much I decided to continue the adventure in Vietnam, and I lived in Saigon teaching Maths and Science to lower secondary school kids for 6 months. I then went off exploring and spent some time travelling through Asia before heading to the Middle East and making my way back to England through the Balkans and Europe. The next 5 years has been spent furthering my career in Civil... full info

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