South East Asia videos - Impressions from Bicycle Travels

Chess in Sumatra

The ‘Kasparov’ chess computer was to be 'put to the test'. Chess masters were summoned to the...

Thais were gathered on the river banks, waiting for something. But we couldn't find out what. ...

“Come, come,” said the Buddhist monks as they waved us over to help them send sky lanterns in...

The scenery alongside the Trans-Sumatra highway gave us a new definition of the word ‘green’....

Why suffer the humidity and heat trying to visit the historical center on foot? The best way to ...

That morning locals emptied sacks full of flower pedals on the red carpet. It stretched for miles...

We were mobbed at the bus station in Bukkittingi, Indonesia. Everybody wanted to help us buy tick...

Every Friday villagers from around the lake sail to Haranggaol for the weekly market. After a day...

A time lapse film of the Chao Phraya express boat landing, while the sun sets over Wat Arun in Ba...

For Loi Krathong, the Thai place floating baskets in water. But first they had to get to the lake...

From Luang Prabang, we took the slow boat to Huay Xai. It was two relaxed days of viewing life al...

The Great Stupa in Vientiane is the most sacred monument in the country. It’s also believed to ...

The fairs are so much fun! Everybody gets into the swing of things as they parade around the t...

Staring at the ceiling while music from the neighbouring karoake bar slowly ‘serenaded’ us to...

Having spent too many hours in Bangkok's traffic gridlock, Wat Pho was a much needed island of pe...