Chris Mitchell, Author at Travel Happy

Singapore Airport Hotels: A Quick Guide

Singapore’s Changi Airport is one of the better Asian aviation hubs to spend the night in transit. If you are in need of a bed nearby the airport for the night. Here’s a quick guide as to your Singapore Airport Hotel choices.

Bagan’s Essential Temples

The ancient Burmese city of Bagan has literally thousands of ancient temples scattered across a vast plain – here are five of my favourites

Angkor: Essential Temples To See

Angkor has scores of awe inspiring temples to visit – here are five of those that you really shouldn’t miss

Angkor, Bagan, Sukhothai: Part 3: Bagan

Bagan is the only capital of the three ancient kingdoms to have never been fully abandoned, despite being attacked and conquered by the Mongols and suffering a devastating earthquake

Angkor, Bagan, Sukhothai: Part 2: Angkor

The rise and fall of the Angkor Empire was ironically brought about by the very grandeur of the spectacular temples it created

Angkor, Bagan, Sukhothai: Part 1: Sukhothai

South East Asia’s three greatest temple complexes are enjoying a renaissance of popularity nearly 1000 years after they were first constructed

New Proof Of Cash Requirement For All Tourists Entering Thailand

As of 19th February 2010, all tourists entering Thailand are now required to have a minimum of 10,000 Thai Baht in cash on their person when they go through Immigration

Breakfast In The Banda Islands

Most famous as the exotic, remote home of the spice nutmeg, Indonesia’s Banda Islands are still home to some spicy surprises for visitors

Beng Mealea – The Lost Temple Of Angkor

Sixty kilometres from the heart of the Angkor empire in Cambodia lies the ruined temple of Beng Mealea, almost the same size as Angkor Wat but reclaimed by nature a millennium after it was first built

Ibis Singapore Hotel Review

If you’re looking for a cheap, clean and centrally located hotel in Singapore, the new Ibis Singapore does a good job of providing quality accommodation at a decent price

Sukhothai: Essential Temples To See

Sukhothai has a huge variety of ancient temples – here’s five that shouldn’t miss if you visit

Comrade Duch – The Lost Executioner

As the Khmer Rouge trials continue in Cambodia with the testimony of Duch, the former commandant of the Tuol Sleng prison, it’s worth remembering the remarkable story that brought him to justice. It’s told by photographer Nic Dunlop in his book The Lost Executioner, which was my Book Of The Year for 2005. I gave The Lost Executioner a lengthy review on my books site SpikeMagazine.com. With Duch finally on trial, this book is even more important in tracing not only his crimes, but how he evaded capture for so long and the vexed questions of justice within post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia that continue today.

Jumping Cat Monastery, Burma

Just tripped over this on YouTube… Nga Phe Kyaung monastery on Inle Lake, Myanmar is better known as Jumping Cat Monastery because… well, you’ll see

Packing List For Thailand 2025

Need a packing list for Thailand? Here’s some packing tips about what you can leave at home and what you should make sure you bring to the Land of Smiles

McDonalds In Asia Sure Sells Some Weird Stuff

If you think McDonalds sells the same burgers and fries everywhere in the world, think again – here in Asia they’ve had to make some concessions to local tastes and come up with some peculiar fast food variations on Asian favourites

Thailand’s Buddhist Temple Built Of Beer Bottles

…try saying that after several drinks. Over one million beer bottles have gone into the building of Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew, a masterpiece of recycling art and fully functioning Buddhist temple in Thailand’s Sisaket province.

From The Land Of Green Ghosts: Pascal Khoo Thwe

Pascal Khoo Thwe’s autobiography is a classic “truth is stranger than fiction” tale, describing how a dirt poor Burmese mountain boy improbably fell in love with the writings of James Joyce and eventually found himself studying at Cambridge University in England