Phnom Penh – Page 4

Der langsamste Zug Asiens – Unterwegs im Battambang Express

March 6, 2010April 7, 2010tomLeave a Comment

Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Walther Schütz Sechs Uhr morgens. Bahnhof Phnom Penh, Kambodscha. Etwa 15 Wagen sind am Gleis eins aufgereiht. Fahren wird heute nur ein einziger Zug. Die Khmer haben nur einen Zug in Richtung Westen. Morgen wird derselbe Zug zur Hauptstadt zurückfahren. Die Passagiere drängen sich um die Wagen. Die Fahrkarten sind […]

Tom Vater’s Moon Cambodia Handbook out now!

January 27, 2010March 24, 2010tom

Tom Vater‘s guide to Cambodia by Moon is out now and available via Amazon. Copies will reach stores across the US in the coming weeks. Read the publisher’s web page on this brand new title. Or read an introduction here: Author, journalist, screenwriter, and researcher Tom Vater leads you on an adventure through Cambodia, from […]

Moon Angkor Handbook & Moon Spotlight Angkor Wat by Tom Vater

October 13, 2009March 24, 2010tom

Tom Vater’s up-coming travel guide to Cambodia, a Moon Handbook, will be published in February 2010. For this first edition title, Tom spent almost six months traveling to every corner of the South East Asian kingdom, covering all major and many minor sites – from Angkor Wat to remote temple ruins lost in the jungle, […]

South of Pyongyang – Tom Vater’s journey into the culinary Heart of Darkness

December 23, 2007November 23, 2018tom1 Comment

For years, American presidents have been telling us that the ‘Axis of Evil’ is spreading its evil wings across the globe, slowly suffocating us with, well, evil. North Korea has long been mentioned as one of these evil states. But as we push further into the 21st century, old certainties are eroding, and with Libya […]