Browsing category : Travel
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First Impressions: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Posted onThe very first impression of Cambodia was obviously of Siem Reap International Airport (REP) which, I was astonished to find, was quite a modern and fancy affair. Granted, we did have to walk across the apron, from the bottom of the steps from the aircraft across to the terminal, but being only a few hundred metres, a bus would have been frankly insulting. Once inside the aggressively air-conditioned building, everything was neat and clean and modern.
By Ben Reeves
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Songkran 2016: Wedded Bliss
Posted onThe third and last of my Songkran travel aims was ticked off a couple of days ago and I’m now back in Phuket and back to work. My few days in Pattaya were a peaceful and very enjoyable way to end my journey, catching up with friends and family and sharing in the joy of a wedding.
By Ben Reeves
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Songkran 2016: Playing in Bangkok
Posted onI have now completed the second objective of my Songkran travels – celebrating the festival in Bangkok. It was exactly as chaotic as I’d been led to believe, but it was a lot of fun and a worthwhile experience.
By Ben Reeves
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Songkran 2016: Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Posted onI am delighted to report that I have completed the first of my main objectives for this bout of Songkran travelling, though at quite a significant cost. I came dangerously close to suffering from sunstroke and my camera is now inoperable.
By Ben Reeves
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Songkran 2016: A Waking City
Posted onWell, it’s fair to say that the bus was a terrible idea for my Songkran travels. Should definitely have taken the plane!
By Ben Reeves
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Songkran 2016: On the Road Again…
Posted onAs I write this article, I am on the bus bound for Hua Hin on the first leg of my Songkran travels. It’s a 10-hour journey, so I have plenty of time to get to work on the task of turning this blog back to the travel theme it was intended to have, instead of the photography journal it seems to have become!
By Ben Reeves
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Air Travel: Tips, Tricks and Hacks
Posted onAs with all things, experience makes air travel easier. You begin to recognise the patterns and see where you can exploit them to make your journey more comfortable. I’m not going to say that this is any kind of comprehensive list of tips and tricks; this is just the few little pieces of advice that I have picked up, mostly as a result of bitter experience or pure dumb luck. As more occur to me, there may be a ‘part two’ in the future.
By Ben Reeves
