Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world and has lost little of its grandeur since the time it was built at the beginning of the 12th century. It is also the most recent of some 70 temples the Khmers built over hundreds of years dating back to the 800s. The complex is stunning due to its pure magnitude, its architecture and its carved relief murals. They operate in harmony to create a presence that lends reality to the direct connection between the mortal and divine worlds.
Kep, Cambodia: A Spot Worth Missing
During the French occupation of Indochina, Kep was a palm-fringed beach, lined with villas of French settlers and rich Cambodians. But the French left in the ’50s and the Kymer Rouge destroyed virtually every building in town in the late ’70s. So if you’re interested in seeing how ‘the other half lived’ during French colonial times (as I certainly was) then you should visit this out-of-the-way spot. Otherwise, you could comfortably afford to miss it.
The Grand Palace: The Best of the Best of Thailand
The Grand Palace in Bangkok, home of a dozen awe-inspiring Buddhist, historical and ceremonial buildings built over the last 230 years, easily rates as one of the most memorable sites a world traveler could ever hope to experience.
The Haven’s Peak: The Best Kept Secret in the Philippines
To reach The Haven’s Peak, guests need to climb 208 steps from the parking lot to the foyer of this mountaintop destination. Once there, they discover a micro-resort with only 5 cabins. The pergolas, swimming pools, landscaping and other man-made elements blend seamlessly with nature. This place breaks all the rules of outstanding resorts, and their guests love them for it.
Koh Rong: A Backpacker’s Paradise in Cambodia
If you’re a backpacker with a limited budget, have a taste for drugs, enjoy a carefree lifestyle and love clean beaches in a tropical paradise, then Paradise Beach on Koh Rong just may be your dream destination.
Cockfighting – Filipino Style
Although cockfighting has been declared illegal in most countries in the world, it’s still the national Sunday afternoon pastime in the Philippines. My visit to the Limcua Juanay Memorial Cockpit in Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines was an experience that showed me once again how thin our veneer of civilization truly is.
Halong Bay, Vietnam: Two Days and a Night
My visit to Halong Bay in the north of Vietnam was one of those few visits where reality lived up to my expectations. All the pictures and stories from the travel promotions were dead accurate. This was not a place of beaches and rolling waves – this was a place of geographic drama on a grand scale.
Mrs. Burden and the Dragon
“The creature was less than five yards away, and the subtle reptilian smell was in my nostrils. Too late now to leap from hiding, I closed my eyes and waited…”
Hamilton and Scourge: The Ghost Ships of Lake Ontario
Starting out as a calm night, the weather suddenly erupts into a violent squall sending the United States Navy warships USS Hamilton and USS Scourge, along with 53 sailors, to their watery graves in the cold, dark waters of Lake Ontario during the early morning hours of August 8, 1813.
Wild Blue Yonder
Co-written by Life As A Human regular authors George Burden and Joseph Frey, Wild Blue Yonder captures what was for them “the experience of a lifetime” describing their experience during actual training flights in CF-18 supersonic fighter jets.
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