Today was another school day for me. It is the first time I have encountered Daoism. Started in Vietnam in 1926 the religion now has 7million. Seeing how poor the people where they started a new religion. It is a combination of Buddhism, Taoism and confuscionism. Known as Gao Dai Three colours. Yellow colour Buddhism Blue colour Taoism Red Confuscionism. So take your favourite buts ofeach religion and ditch the rest.... Strangely enough the place felt really...

Forgot to say went through passport control leaving Cambodia and was stopped at window by lady police officer who stamped passport. She opened up my passport looked me straight in the eyes and burst into a huge grin like a Cheshire cat and said in beautiful English, what a handsome man. Cambodia, great taste what can I say

Goooddddddd Morrrrnnnniiiinnnnnggg Vietnammmmmmmm!I am afraid due to sleep deprivation there is no Markaen Philosophy today just good chat/ So after 16 hours, 4 stops and a slightly nerve racking border crossing ahve arrived in vietnam. The Big City. This place is huge! have just finished our lonely planet walking tour around town. Tried the local food, beef noodel soup like thing called Pho. (not to be confused with poo!) Absolutely shattered from walkin...

As I sit like a true nomad watching the hustle and bustle of lunchtime. Hocker stalls tossing rice and frying fish, the bartering wails of the old Market over some lotus fruit or coconut warer and the continuous "hey mister you want tuk tuk?" I feel very much slap in the middle of the reality but almost in a bubble set apart. On a normal day I earn in 10mins what these beautiful people make in a day. What I earn in a month would take them about 2years. The star...

So second epic day at Ankor Wat. Started off with the coolest thing yet! We went to see a river that had carvings in the riverbed and all along the rocks at the side. It was like something out of ancient egypt. We started with a 1.5k jungle walk. I truly felt like Indiana jones leaping from bolder to bolder avoiding crazy huge spiders and crazy gigantic furry caterpillars. Finally after fighting through the jungle canopy we swung out to the gushing river. Ther...