Podworld - Exploring interesting places

I took this photograph on the narrow road which runs from the tourist centre of Siem Reap to Tonle Sap, the giant Cambodian lake, It struck me that this was a place at peace with itself. Many years before it had become known as The Killing Fields . I would recommend Siem Reap and Angkor as a place to visit and will certainly make a return trip. Even though I describe Siem Reap as a tourist centre, it has to be one of the quietest and relaxed places one can find.

The Alhambra Palace in Andalusia's hillside city of Granada evokes thoughts of nobility and chivalry. It is a cornerstone of Spain's sometimes turbulent yet dynamic past. For all this, two previous visits had left me a little underwhelmed and I did not know why. It was then with some trepidation I embarked on a third visit, 15 years after last which was by some coincidence 15 years from my first. The travelling public courtesy of the many helpful websites had suggested a nearby one star hotel as one to consider. Plain, simple, clean and comfortable. So it was that the Hotel Albero was booked. http://www.hotelalbero.com/ It delivered on all the qualities described and was inexpensive too. Not only that but a neighbouring restaurant provided a fabulous meal even if it was about the cost of the hotel room. Once at the Palace I recalled why it might not have been the enchanting place I expected those 15 years ago. I had a toddler in tow and the need to use a buggy restricted m