I first visited Siem Reap in Cambodia in 2002 when they wasn’t a great choice of hotels. Returning in March, 2018 I discovered the Baby Elephant Hotel, and what a great choice that was. Located in a back street about a ten minute walk from the centre of Siem Reap, the Baby Elephant Boutique Hotel…
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Things have changed in Siem Reap, Cambodia since I last visited sixteen years ago. For one thing, the town is very much busier than when I first visited. Today, tens of thousands of tourists visit the town every day and this relatively quiet village has morphed into a very busy city. The other noticeable change…
Laughing Buddha Returns I didn’t know about the Laughing Buddha prior to my first trip to China. Back in the late 1980s I used to escort tour groups to China. The country was a very different place then, definitely a third world country. But in a very short time, it has evolved into arguably one…