The Grand Tour

Here we re-enact countless 19th Century paintings set amongst the ruins in an undisclosed mediterranean locale with Aoife playing the role of a dozen upper class gadabouts.

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Ruination days

January 2nd 2008
“Conas a tá tú?” says one. “Tá mé go maith” says the other one, materialising out of nowhere. Two small Cambodian girls selling wooden jewellry stand beaming at us in the red dust as we wait for our tuk tuk driver to reappear outside Ta Prohm. “...Cad is ainm duit?” The kids of Siem Reap had their sales pitches worked out perfectly, quickly recognising our accents and moving in ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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