Since our childhoods, our Father would give my brothers and I envelopes as gifts on special occasions or holidays. In them, were...

A story that was years in the making - was celebrated globally this week!!! Kaavan, the Asian elephant rescued from his sad 35-year...

PLEASE NOTE: If you receive an email from padlewskamaggie@gmail.com it is NOT me. Someone has created this email address using my name...

Recognized for his work, bravery and life-saving achievements, Magawa (a Giant African Pouched Rat & member of APOPO's Cambodian...

DOCUMENTING THE VOICES OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY: "Endangered” (Mondulkiri, Cambodia) Since 2013, a wildlife and nature conservation project...

Unwilling to ignore the heartbreaking reality being faced by hundreds of families in and around Siem Reap, Cambodia, an incredible woman...

DOCUMENTING THE VOICES OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY: Part One - “No Tourism, No Income” (Siem Reap, Cambodia) As we all know, much has changed...

Believed to ward off evil spirits and illness, while providing some emotional comfort to families and communities in Cambodia, an...

A few weeks ago I found myself wondering about us folks - those who were once “simply passing through” Cambodia but who somehow, and...

Unable to find a job after being injured by a bullet as a soldier who once fought the Khmer Rouge, Mr. Jen Wai returned to the forest...

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks, and it’s now spreading like wildfire on social media. What’s happening to one of the...

THE NIGHTINGALE OLYMPIC - OPEN SINCE 1930 / BANGKOK, THAILAND

More often than not, I stumble upon incredible stories that I crave to share...not because they're likely to make headlines - but because...

Designer Roja Sirivut studied natural fabric dying techniques and plant-derived colours in Bangkok, Thailand...she knows a lot! But what...

Insects are becoming an increasingly popular (and talked about) ingredient in today's food choices, discussions and solutions to human...

THAILAND: Contrary to popular belief, artist Kuhn Somchai is, in fact, alive and well - creating his provocative artwork and embracing a...

Here are a few images from one of my many visits to Phnom Krom, Cambodia. I hope you'll enjoy them - these boys, their leaps, cannonballs...

Somewhere beneath the dense canopy of the jungle, along the ridge of a mountain that marks Cambodia’s at times tense border with...

What’s she thinking? Is that delicate smile behind her perfectly applied mauve lipstick authentic? Is she truly pleased that we’re here,...

Thyda was told that she wouldn't achieve much in life - and therefore, that she shouldn't try... Unwilling to become discouraged by the...

“Three dollars…it’s all I had in my pocket" says Kolthyda Chum, an incredibly charming, petite and softly spoken young woman from Phnom...

A former mini-documentary subject of mine turned friend reminded me that we trekked through Panama’s lush rainforests nearly a decade...

On the street corner, down an alley, along the edges of fields and India’s picturesque beaches - they’re here, there, and just about...