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The school is about 45 minutes by Tuk Tuk from Siem Reap. The first 20 minutes is on the main road,

The very bumpy road to school. The rice fields near Prasat Char. Lots of the pupils that come to the school are from farming families....

Last Monday was my back to school day. After being out of the classroom since Camini ,nearly 4 weeks

Helping Hands community project, Prasat Char, Cambodia. One of the new classrooms at the new school site. View from the school gate, no...

The second blessing was the water blessing. Water blessings are a Buddhist practice which take place

After visiting the monastery we took a Tuk Tuk to the monastery outside of town where I would receiv

Receiving my first blessing and the blessed thread from the monk.

I also had the opportunity to visit one of the monasteries in Siem Reap, Preah Prohm Roath, where I

Preah Prohm Roath, Siem Reap. When Siddhartha left the palace with his charioteer Channa, he observed four sights: An old man, a sick...

Before going to the pagoda where I would receive my blessings, my guide took me to the local market

The different offerings available to buy at the market. Preparing the offering to take into the temple. Earning merit and making the...

In Cambodia Thearavada Buddhism is the official religion of Cambodia and is practiced by 95% of the

Monks at Preah Prohm Roath, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Monks receiving offerings and giving blessings at the Temple of Promchek Phomchom. The...

Serey gave me some top tips on how to capture the sense of the place and people - a lot of it comes

Street pool. Streets near Saler Market, Siem Reap. If you look carefully you can see the pool table outline scratched out in the road....

Street photography tour at Saler Market, Siem Reap. On Saturday I took part in a

Top dog. Saler Market, Siem Reap. Serey showing me how it's done. Serey Siv photography Tough kid. Saler Market, Siem Reap. Boy at the...

Rehash Trash : Part of Green Gecko programme is to empower the mothers of the street children and Re

The Rehash Trash workshop where I was based for my first week in Siem Seap. Workshops are offered to tourists to help take part in the...

After 149 days, 11 countries, 4 continents,22 flights, 24,000 miles, 8 weeks voluntary work, 125 blo

Back to Havana for the last time this trip. Our final casa, with the now familiar endless flights of

Our week exploring Havana and Western Cuba by land was complete but Saturday marked the next leg of

Back in Havana - We really didn’t want to leave Las Terrazas, it was so pretty and scenic and the ho

Our last stop before heading back to Havana was Las Terrazas. This beautiful town was established as

Following two wonderful days in Vinales, the Cuban checklist covered,and with an increasing understa

Vinales Our next full day in Vinales started with a four hour walking tour through the famous valley

After a good nights sleep at the casa and a typical Cuban breakfast of bread fruit and eggs we start

We arrived in Havana on Saturday 2nd December after an early flight from Toronto Airport. After care

Back in the land of wifi and shops with stuff! Cuba was a fascinating place. The guide book said to

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