San Cristobal de las Casas was described by the many guidebooks I had consulted as a colonial fairyland. The city is indeed a colourful mosaic of colonial architecture but I have to admit that I found it a disappointment. To me, San Cristobal de las Casas is the Mexican equivalent of Siem Reap. It felt [...]

Cambodia has more child merchants and beggars than any Southeast Asian country I’ve visited. In Thailand, I have not encountered a single one. In Laos, only on Wat Phussy in Luang Prabang and that was after they finished school. And in Vietnam, only the hilltribes of Sapa. Sometimes, it was hard not to get annoyed [...]