Dr Beat and Aki Ra: Giving hope Last Saturday night together with Jenny we attended a cello concert at a local children's hospital. The cellist as Beat Richner, or to give him his full title, Dr Beat, who runs the hospital. The performance was extraordinary for many reasons. Firstly, he plays very well and has a limited repertoire of mournful, solemn Bach but music perfectly suited to the occasion. He engages his audience, who have paid nothing for the concert,...

Ankor Wat…..Dollar!Dollar! Dollar! Ankor Wat is the reason many people come to Siem Reap. It is a vast complex of temples and shrines that date back as far as 10th Century, maybe longer. Today we spent a few hours visiting 4 sites in the complex with Jenny and Linny, Jenny's Australian friend who goes home on Friday. Apparently, one of the best times to visit the site is at dawn so one can see the sunrise over the temples. Getting up at 0415, however, is the ...

To Siem Reap So today we left the comfort (relative?) of Bangkok and flew to Siem Reap.After worrying about checking in and the web not working properly, once at the airport all went well. Suvarnabhumi is new, very airy and with plenty of wondering space, unlike Terminal £ which is a nightmare of noise, overcrowding and buy! buy! buy! usually stuff that is too expensive and you don't really want. No cabin bag check so all of our worries about weight were was...

To Siem Reap So today we left the comfort (relative?) of Bangkok and flew to Siem Reap.After worrying about checking in and the web not working properly, once at the airport all went well. Suvarnabhumi is new, very airy and with plenty of wondering space, unlike Terminal £ which is a nightmare of noise, overcrowding and buy! buy! buy! usually stuff that is too expensive and you don't really want. No cabin bag check so all of our worries about weight were was...