Recently Timen has asked me to give him some recommendations where to go to in Southeast Asia to learn to dive. This inspired me to come up with a list of my 10 most favorite spots (so far!) in that beautiful corner of the world. Continue reading
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Buddhas Washing Day
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Just saw a documentary about Cambodia on TV. It was about the Cambodian people still struggling with the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge Régime. Life is hard for the average Khmer, yet hardly any interviewee complained about their life. Near the end of the film there was this scene in a temple with around 50 kids. Once a year, at some holiday, all the Buddhas in the temples get washed. And those kids had the biggest water fight ever right there in this temple. It looked like so much fun… I wonder what a catholic priest would say to 50 children pouring water over statues and themselves in his church? I’d like to see that…
Stone Face
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Finally managed to get my bro to scan some photos from earlier trips. Cheers, mate. This is one of the beautiful stone faces from around Angkor Wat. It’s a mythical place with a fascinating aura and this photo captures that atmosphere quite well, I think. Continue reading