Banteay Srei

Outside the Moat

The tuk-tuk bounces along the dusty road and through jungle. The motorbike that has taken the place of a horse in pulling your carriage putters and splutters after its recent refill of two-stroke from the roadside vendor who sells the stuff in old cola bottles. The thick foliage gives way to an open space as […]

Mỹ Sơn

Kosagrha

The hired car passes through typical Vietnamese towns as you leave Hoi An and make your way inland. The road starts to climb higher and soon you go past a Catholic church that stands on a hill that was once the home of a much older temple. You continue through the otherwise non-descript town until […]

Candi Sukuh

Pyramid

You have left the bustling city of Yogyakarta, gone past ancient temples hidden in small back streets, flown by the crumbling Dutch fort in Solo and are now hurtling along a road through the greenest rice paddies you have ever seen. The atmosphere is hot and humid. The car starts to climb slowly upwards as […]