…and this was us. Husband, daughter, grandson, self, sister, son-in-law and sister-in-law After Cambodia, we continued our holiday to a more luxurious few days at Krabi in Thailand. And very restful it was too, for the most part. Hotel right … Continue reading
The Angkor Wat temple complex (also early 12th century) was built as the state temple for the capital city. It is the best-preserved temple and the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first … Continue reading
The real heyday of this city lasted just over a hundred years, the whole of the 12th century, when it sustained anywhere from 80,000 to 150,000 people. At the beginning of that century, London had about 18,000. An entrance gate … Continue reading
More from our Cambodian trip. We watched the cormorants flying in to roost Angkor Thom was the last capital of the Khmer Empire. It was surrounded by a moat and a wall and contained numerous temples and a Royal Palace … Continue reading
I think the photos speak for themselves… … Continue reading
…to a wonderful piece of luggage. If you have been a follower of this blog for sometime, you will know I am always travelling. To see the kids, to conventions, for my work, because we lived in Borneo for a … Continue reading
London, England, that is. To see my daughter. And I just posted a blog over at Borders here on the subject of writing characters.Today is the Grand National in UK, so of course, when there was a horse starting with … Continue reading
My flight was Charlottesville to Dulles Airport (Washington DC), then Newark (NY – well New Jersey actually), then Stockholm and home. The first flight was fine. Arrived in Dulles early. Found gate, plugged in and did some writing. Then comes … Continue reading
.I leave the house in Charlottesville tomorrow. Four flights, three planes, two days (actually 31 hours in real time) later, I shall arrive at home in Kuala Lumpur. Do not expect sweetness and light along the way…see you on the … Continue reading
On the way between Newark Airport and Charlottesville, we stopped in Baltimore and went for a ride across the harbour and a walk… Can’t say it had been high on my “must see” places, but it really was a lovely … Continue reading
