The Most Secret Place on Earth nominated for 2010 World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai, China.

Marc Eberle’s The Most Secret Place on Earth (The CIA Covert War in Laos), co-written by Tom Vater, has been nominated for the prestigious “Jade Kunlun” Awards of the 2010 World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai, China. The film has been nominated for the “Best Director” category. The Most Secret Place on Earth (The CIA […]

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Cambodia´s UN Tribunal – KR Comrade Duch to serve less than half a day for each of his victims

The UN tribunal in Cambodia, set up to investigate crimes against humanity allegedly (a very small allegedly, the accused are all guilty) committed by the Khmer Rouge, finally passed its first judgment today. The Khmer Rouge, a radical communist rebel movement, are responsible for the death of some 1.7 million people. Between 1975 and 1979, […]

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Eine Stadt namens Hardwar – In Heiligen Höhen

Hier eine Leseprobe meines neusten Buches, In Heiligen Höhen, Unterwegs zur Wiege des Ganges, im Wiesenburg Verlag erschienen. Eine Leserin der Diskussionsgruppe Indien Erlesen in der GEO-Reisecommunity hat das Buch kurz besprochen. “Sehr gut geschrieben ist auch “In heiligen Höhen – Unterwegs zur Wiege des Ganges” von Tom Vater. Ich finde das Buch wahrscheinlich auch […]

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Chuwit Kamolvisit – Thailand’s Political Lone Ranger speaks out…again

“In the morning, when I wake up, I drink a coffee and I read the paper. What is today’s bullshit, today’s lie? I never believe anything that’s written in the papers, they’re like cartoons. They’re entertainment. They don’t tell the truth.” Former massage parlour kingpin Chuwit Kamolvisit says Thailand’s political establishment remains as hypocritical and […]

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City Trip Angkor und Siem Reap im November 2010

Ich arbeite seit einiger Zeit an einem neuen Reisebuch zu den Ruinen des Angkorreiches in Kambodscha. Der City Trip Angkor und Siem Reap ist kompakt und super informativ – ich war gerade in Siem Reap, habe drei Tage im Angkor Archaeological Park verbracht und eine Woche lang Hotels, Restaurants, Geschäfte und Museen angeschaut- mein vierter […]

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The Overstay – Thailand´s Worst Hotel is a Gem! Just Don´t Sleep There.

The crowd surges forward. The singer, a 40 something skinny white guy, screams into the microphone, which has been taped to the top of a camera stand. The room is so hot that water drops from the ceiling. The linoleum is coming off the floor in long torn rolls of dirty plastic. The drums thud […]

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Kep – Cambodia´s Seaside Revival – in The Asia Wall Street Journal

Together with photographer Luke Duggleby,  I visited Kep, a small town on Cambodia´s south eastern coast. First populated by French colonial administrators at the beginning of the 20th century, Kep became something like Cambodia´s St. Tropez in the 1960s, with rock bands playing on the beach and King Norodom Sihanouk cavorting and partying as if […]

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