Scenes amidst the destruction caused by what has been described as Cambodia’s worst flooding in decades. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and the Philippines have also been badly
Road to Udong
A few photos taken on a motorbike drive out of the city toward Udong, the ancient capital of Cambodia before it became Phnom
Pchum Ben Festival, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
I set out early this morning with a group of my coworkers who had invited me to take part in Pchum Ben, a 15-day religious festival in which Cambodians pay respect to their deceased
Postcard from Sudan: Rebirth of a nation
By Heather Stilwell In many ways, this tiny classroom was just like any other: rows of young students looking up at their teacher, the day’s lesson displayed on the dusty chalkboard overhead. But this day
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day to the world’s newest country, the Republic of South Sudan. To show a bit of the area, below is a short collection of video clips I took throughout South Sudan and in
The Royal Media
Leading up to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Canadian tour, the CBC News website posted an article under the headline, “Royal visit a tough assignment for world media.” I tried to ignore it. I had
Understanding Conflict
Leading up to Sudan’s referendum in January, I traveled back to the Kauda radio station in the Nuba Mountains to help lead a workshop on reporting in times of conflict. Over three days of
The Other Side of Reality
The Montreal Gazette published an article today about Fabienne Colas, a Haitian actress who left Port au Prince eight years ago with hopes of advancing her promising career. After settling in Quebec, Colas was
Violence in Sudan
In my last post, I wrote about my friend and former colleague Musa John and described a brief period of his life in the Nuba Mountain’s of Sudan. I purposely kept the post short
Seeking Refuge
A few weeks ago I worked with NY-based Nepali journalist Kashish Das Shrestha on a piece about Bhutanese families who resettled to Canada from refugee camps in Nepal. Since fleeing ethnic persecution in the
Welcome
Welcome all! So, here it is. To all of those who checked this site for news from my travels only to find a perpetually blank page – thank you for remaining inexplicably supportive despite