Blundering passport-less through police checkpoints, I gazed into Myanmar through the historic Three Pagodas Pass. Then I solved the mystery (to me at least) of the underwater temples.
This town, in western Thailand, is where cultures meet. An evening stroll across the bridge brings insight and amusement.
Join Neale as he escapes his wife's snoring and the confines of his hotel to seek peace and quiet with an early morning walk. Along the way he encounters a restored castle, abandoned railway, cemeteries, shrines, and a surly old woman.
I spent a day with a family who grow cashews and other crops in tough conditions in southern Cambodia. Their story is worth telling.
Pull up a plastic stool, grab a bowl of peanuts, and shout “Mot-Hai-Ba-Dzo!” Bia hoi — northern Vietnam’s beloved “fresh beer” — is cheap, cheerful, and best shared with locals before it goes flat at sundown.
Mount Hermon, snow covered for several months of the year, is in the contested region between Syria and Israel. Read Allan's soldier's story of how he came to climb it.
In Part 2 of Neale's epic drive, he reaches Cameron Corner, encountering mud-covered motorists, multiple time zones, abandoned charity bash vehicles and a scrub golf course.
Neale drives through remote western Queensland, where tiny towns like Hungerford and Noccundra reveal the outback’s dry wit, rugged beauty and the quirky characters who call it home.
Once shattered by war and hardship, Mozambique reveals unexpected beauty and humanity — from haunting reminders of its past to dazzling island paradises, friendly locals, and international efforts to remove landmines.