Asia | Ramblings

Cambodia in pictures

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 pdg 0 Comments Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Battambang, Bokor National Park, Cambodia, Choeung Ek, Khmer Rouge, Killing Fields, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Ta Prohm

More than 900 years after it was built Angkor Wat is still the world’s biggest religious monument — but this resilient, vibrant country offers much more than temples.

Asia Photos

Laos in pictures

September 27, 2020April 11, 2021 pdg 2 Comments Attapeu, Laos, Luang Prabang, Mekong River, Plain of Jars, Si Phan Don, Vang Vieng, Vientiane

Laos doesn’t have the big tourism drawcards of its better-known neighbours — but that’s all the more reason to visit this slow-paced, smile-filled land.

Asia New Zealand

Against the odds: Surviving the Burma railroad

May 16, 2018September 19, 2020 pdg 0 Comments Burma railroad, Dutch East Indies, Northland, World War II

Seventy-five years after being conscripted into the Dutch East Army during World War II, a Northland man’s service – and his ordeal on the notorious Burma railroad – has finally been recognised.

Asia New Zealand

Peace at last for shipwreck’s ‘hungry ghosts’

May 15, 2018April 11, 2021 pdg 0 Comments Chinese, Hokianga, Maori, Northland, shipwreck, Te Rarawa, Te Roroa, Ventnor

A Northland woman’s quest to discover the truth behind a century-year-old maritime tragedy has brought two peoples together – and brought peace to hundreds of “hungry ghosts”.