24 Hours in Angkor Wat, Cambodia

I had always wanted to visit the temple of Angkor Wat after watching a documentary –The Lost City of the God Kings: Angkor Wat which I saw sometime in the year 2005. The documentary throws light on...

The Historical Sites of George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Penang is a state in the northwest coast of Malaysia. It is comprised of the mainland Sebarang Perai and Penang Island in the Malacca Strait. Penang Island is separated by the mainland by Penang...

Norway's West Coast by Hurtigruten: Civilization

We flew Lufthansa with a change in Frankfurt. Frankfurt to Bergen is almost a straight shot north, along the Norwegian coast. As we approached Norway, the Captain came on and said, 'Its...

Visiting Medici Library, Florence, Italy

By the time Columbus sailed, Lorenzo the Magnificent had assembled the world's largest library and built an addition to the Medici Palace in Florence to house it. Lorenzo the Magnificent was so...

Top 10 Places to See in Kyiv

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine with population of over 3,7 million people. The city was founded as a fortress in the 5th century AD. In Middle Ages, it was a capital of great state Kyivan Rus which...

What to See and Do in Glasgow

Today I was determined to get to know Glasgow, to learn what made it tick, and see as much as I could. Luckily there is a City Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-off bus operating here because if you want to see...