Vietnam: How I Almost Bought the Reunification Palace
On a mission to secure a piece of Vietnam’s history.
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Encounters With Rogue Monks in Ho Chi Minh City
Damn my stupid generosity and wanting to make a difference in Tet.
Read MoreBook Review: Escape From Camp 14
Escape From Camp 14 rates as one of the best books ever written on the indignity of life and death in North Korea’s vast labyrinth of political prisons.
Read MoreA Visit to The Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng Museum
My destination was The Killing Fields, a lasting legacy of the auto-genocide planned and executed by the Khmer Rouge and its psychotic leader Pol Pot.
Read MoreReview: This Is Not A Film
What do you get when two directors get bored and cannot agree on what they want to do? They record each other filming and send a powerful message in the process.
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A Night at the Theatre With Vietnam’s Water Puppets
On a warm evening in Hanoi’s Thanh Long Theatre, the best way to cool off and be entertained is watch a few wooden characters tell a story while floating in a shallow pool.
Read MoreFilm Review: The Lady
Watch this film to be inspired by an outstanding woman whose life work has met and overcome extraordinary obstacles, but will only be complete when the long-held military myth of “might is right” is buried forever.
Read MoreBurma: To Dream the Impossible Dream… A Future with Prospects
With reports in the media referring to a possible change in Burma’s political landscape under President Thein Sein, the future for Burmese refugees in camps like Nupo remains unclear.
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Khun Khmer: Cambodian Martial Art Diary by Antonio Graceffo
American author Antonio Graceffo traverses Cambodia to reveal Bokator in Khun Khmer: Cambodian Martial Arts Diary.
Read MoreCappuccino with a Country Monk
On Good Friday, Christians connect with God. But as I ran across Flinders Street station and raced down the stairs while clutching a bag of donuts and a take-away cappuccino spilling everywhere, I found myself drawn to a...
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