An elephant back ride is the epitome of genuine cultural experience for a lot of travellers and gap year adventurers, particularly in Asian countries like Thailand and Cambodia. But the reality of domesticating these animals is much less romantic.
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In our series, Island LIFE, our Southern Africa correspondent, Janet-Lynn Vorster, takes us 2,000 kilometres (1,243 mi) east of the South African coast to the tropical Indian Ocean island of…
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Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is surrounded by an immense and diverse natural beauty. It is the deepest lake and contains 20% of the planet’s freshwater…
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Baikal is home to some 27 islands of which Olkhon Island is the largest. This long, thin island, which roughly resembles the shape of the lake, is 72 kilometres (45 mi) long…
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The first Russian settlement at the location of today’s city of Irkutsk was in 1661 when the Russian pioneer Yakov Pokhabov, led by Tungus (native Siberian) guides, erected his small wooden fort on the eastern banks of the Angara River…
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Southern Cambodia has seen little development over time, until just a few years ago. The main port town of Sihanoukville is now in the hands of developers from China, who…
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The islands of Cambodia just recently started to get the attention they deserve, especially with the development of a few luxury resorts which invested heavily to promote the islands. While…
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Cambodia is best known for its historic temple ruins, most notably Angkor Wat, as well as the scars left by the mass genocide carried out by the ruthless Khmer Rouge…
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The Mon and Kayin States in southeastern Myanmar (Burma) offer great adventures. While both states are geographically among the country’s smallest, and equally low in population, they have no shortage of interesting places to explore.
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Over the past few months, we’ve been scratching that travel itch any which way we could. We’ve been watching endless travel movies, reading classic travel books…