Mark Bibby Jackson

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Mark Bibby Jackson

Before setting up Travel Begins at 40, Mark was the publisher of AsiaLIFE Cambodia and a freelance travel writer. When he is not packing and unpacking his travelling bag, Mark writes novels, including To Cook A Spider and Peppered Justice. He loves walking, eating, tasting beer, isolation and arthouse movies, as well as talking to strangers on planes, buses and trains whenever possible. Most at home when not at home. Mark is a member and director of communications of the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW).
Giving Khmer Sight

Giving Khmer Sight

Bou Sarron, 62, lives in Kampong Thom province in the centre of Cambodia. It is most probable that you have never heard of her. But she is one of thousands…

Regeneration in Hoge Kempen National Park Limburg

Regeneration in Hoge Kempen National Park Limburg

Mark Bibby Jackson visits the Rivierpark Maasvallei and Hoge Kempen National Park in Limburg, Belgium to discover the regeneration of the former industrial region. It was in Germany while visiting…

Gilpin Lake House, Lake District

Gilpin Lake House, Lake District

Mark Bibby Jackson takes a break at the Gilpin Hotel & Lake House in the Lake District and receives a Michelin Star experience. There is something about the Lake District…

Coast Road: Koh Kong to Sihanoukville to Kampot

Coast Road: Koh Kong to Sihanoukville to Kampot

In the third of his travels through Cambodia, Mark Bibby Jackson takes the coast road from Koh Kong via Sihanoukville to Kampot. Although this road trip is along the coast…

The Develter Galley Opens in Siem Reap

The Develter Galley Opens in Siem Reap

The Develter Gallery, the first solo gallery in Siem Reap by artist Christian Develter opened on 30 November at the FCC Angkor by Avani. The new art space will house…

11 Things To Do in Barbados

11 Things To Do in Barbados

When people consider Barbados holidays they probably think of sun and sand – and perhaps rum – but while you can find all three in abundance in the tropical Caribbean…

Unearthing Sustainable Barbados Tourism

Unearthing Sustainable Barbados Tourism

For most visitors Barbados is an island of beaches and possibly rum, but there is so much more to the country as Mark Bibby Jackson discovers investigating sustainable Barbados tourism…

Northwest Cambodia: Phnom Penh to Battambang

Northwest Cambodia: Phnom Penh to Battambang

After travelling through Northeast Cambodia from Phnom Penh to Mondulkiri, this time Mark Bibby Jackson guides you along the journey from Phnom Penh to Battambang…

Business Registration in Cambodia

Business Registration in Cambodia

When considering how to start a business in Cambodia, it is really important to look at business registration. You might have the greatest business ideas…

Seeing Stars in Trentino in the Italian Alps

Seeing Stars in Trentino in the Italian Alps

Mark Bibby Jackson goes stargazing and trekking in Trentino in the Italian Alps, and visits the Forest of Violins as well as Trento Italy. It was 5.45 am when Arild…

Northeast Cambodia: Phnom Penh to Mondulkiri

Northeast Cambodia: Phnom Penh to Mondulkiri

Mark Bibby Jackson has visited every province in Cambodia. In the first of his series of travels through the Kingdom, he guides you through the loop from Phnom Penh to…

Vienna House Andel’s Berlin Review

Vienna House Andel’s Berlin Review

Mark Bibby Jackson checks into the Vienna House Andel’s Berlin and checks out its sustanability credentials. Walking up from the S-Bahn station along Landsberger Allee, there is one building that…

Cayuga Collection : Keeping It Local

Cayuga Collection : Keeping It Local

Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Hans Pfister the President and Co-Founder of the Cayuga Collection of sustainable luxury hotels and lodges in Central America. Location, location, location used to be…

Keeping It Local in the Wilder Kaiser Austria

Keeping It Local in the Wilder Kaiser Austria

Mark Bibby Jackson travels to the Wilder Kaiser in Austria where he detects a very local approach to sustainable tourism. As I arrive in the Wilder Kaiser I notice the…

A Guide Through Provincial Cambodia

A Guide Through Provincial Cambodia

Cambodia Begins at 40 Co-founder Mark Bibby Jackson guides you through the various regions of provincial Cambodia. I have been fortunate to have travelled through every…

FREA : Zero Waste Vegan Restaurant in Berlin

FREA : Zero Waste Vegan Restaurant in Berlin

On his recent trip to the German capital Mark Bibby Jackson visits FREA, a vegan restaurant in Berlin that has taken cuisine to the next level becoming a zero waste…

Spreefeld: Sustainable Walking Tour in Berlin

Spreefeld: Sustainable Walking Tour in Berlin

Mark Bibby Jackson returns to the German capital to go on a walking tour in Berlin through Spreefeld, Spreeacker and Teepee Land. We are standing in the remains of the…

Ahead Vegan Hotel in Brandenburg

Ahead Vegan Hotel in Brandenburg

On his recent trip to Brandenburg Germany, Mark Bibby Jackson stays at Ahead Burghotel, a vegan hotel that is certainly ahead of its time. As a pescatarian my main problem…

The Writer’s Journey Review

The Writer’s Journey Review

Mark Bibby Jackson reviews The Writer’s Journey, In the Footsteps of the Literary Greats, a new book by Travis Elbrough published by White Lion Publishing. I find that when it…

Pilgrims’ Way from New Alresford to Winchester

Pilgrims’ Way from New Alresford to Winchester

Mark Bibby Jackson follows a stretch of the old pilgrims’ way from New Alresford to Winchester, on the recently opened St James’ Way. Perhaps it was all the Chaucer I…

Sustainable Things To Do in Vienna

Sustainable Things To Do in Vienna

Mark Bibby Jackson takes an alternative view of tourism in the Austrian capital, going on a tour looking at sustainable things to do in Vienna. It is towards the end…

Creating a Climate Friendly Travel Legacy

Creating a Climate Friendly Travel Legacy

Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Jared Meyers, Chairman of Legacy Vacation Resorts about their climate action initiatives. Sometimes the enormity of the journey we all have to make towards GHG…