This is a magical place and I thank my friend Justin for suggesting it. I had a wonderful time at the Ladakh festival and it has inspired me to visit more Himalayan regions in the future. Thank you Peter, Nate and Swapnil for sharing the experience with me. Ladakh “the land of high passes” was […]
Read MoreKathmanduThe internet is terrible. We often don’t get electricity but the people here are wonderful. One minute the guy from my hotel is a waiter and the next he is a builder. He works from 6 am until 10pm to try and restore the Kathmandu guest house to it’s former glory. They all do even […]
Read MoreBangkok was very hot and humid. I was lucky to have two of my friends visiting at separate times to enjoy Thailand. Vanessa and I stayed in Ko San Road, in the heart of Bangkok, which has a myriad of restaurants, beer houses, shopping and ping pong dens. I fell for “the palace is closed” […]
Read MoreThe first part of my journey was to visit Kerala India which has been on my to do list for many years. Fort Kochi in Kerala is a stunningly beautiful fisherman village with lots of little cobbled streets, houses with blue doors and many cute cafes and restaurants. Enormous Chinese fishing nets hang over the […]
Read MoreMyanmar was my next stop and again I loved the Burmese people who always smiled and said hello and asked if they could help me. The backpacker tourist infrastructure is not there yet and so everywhere was expensive but thanks toMyanmar’s historical connections with the UK everyone spoke English. People wear a paste on their […]
Read MoreChiang Mai is one of my favourite cities in the world. The historic centre is small enough and surrounded by a moat to not be spoilt. The streets are small and narrow with just enough space at times for a tuk tuk to pass. Cycling is the best form of transport. You can get […]
Read MorePokhara was a beautiful town with a gorgeous stunning green lake reflecting the mountains behind. Shops and restaurants abound and many hotels can rightly claim to have views of Annapurna from their windows. Most tours of Annapurna and the Himalaya start from Pokhara and all supplies for a trek can be bought there as well […]
Read MoreMy visit to Indonesia was short. I went back to Borabadur in Yogyakarta to take sunrise photos. My son Ben came over to Canggu in Bali for five days and we did yoga and surfed together. I tried to surf but but the surf was too big for me and I ended up with skint […]
Read MoreMalaysia has been a revelation offering insights into the Muslim world, the Chinese world and the world of two very special monkeys : the Orang utan and the Proboscis. Courtesy of the Air Asia big pass I organised my flights round a fascinating trip through Malaysia and Sabah. I was immediately struck by the modest Muslim […]
Read MoreStone Town is a very Arab area and Zanzibar was once the home of the many Sultans of Oman. It has an amazing fruit and fish market and sells all kinds of tourist tat from paintings, jewellery, wooden giraffes and elephants, in the narrow lanes. It is famous for its ornate doors. Stone Town in […]
Read MoreMy friend Vanessa came out and we partied first in Bangkok, then a full moon party in Koh Phi Phi and then the madness of the Thai New Year, Songkran. This is how the Thais welcome New Year and consists of large guns spraying water on everyone or buckets of water being poured over you.Ice […]
Read MoreI travelled to Laos as everyone had raved about Luang Prabang and how much I would like the place. It is an Unesco World heritage listed city.I found Laos very much under French influence with delicious food and baking.The people are lovely, very gentle and kind and a nice place to cycle round. Unfortunately I […]
Read MorePart of the enjoyment for me visiting Angkor Wat is cycling round the closer sites. The further away sites can be reached by tuk tuk and I was lucky enough to find a great tuk tuk driver who looked after me and waited for me to take the photos that i wanted. It gets very […]
Read MoreI returned to Cambodia in 2015 because I wanted to take more photos of Banteay Srei one of the prettiest temples in the Angkor Wat complex. It is much further out of town than the larger group of temples. It was dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva and is often called the “woman’s temple. Banteay […]
Read MorePaseo de Chagra is a festival of the people who live under the volcano Cotopaxi. It is held in the village of Machachi and is reputably the largest horse show in the world. The streets are filled with the cowboys of the Andes called Chagras showing off their horses prancing and dancing. Silver bridles gleam […]
Read MoreThis is a delightful country house just outside Quito with a beautiful view of Volcano Cotopaxi. It has lovely gardens. The hotel is run by a lady farmer and is high quality food and accommodation. The drive itself is an adventure through the small villages with cobbled streets underneath Cotopaxi.
Read MorePuerto Lopez is on the coast and I was overawed by the wonderful acrobatic displays of the humpback whales. This is their mating ritual and they come to the coast of Ecuador to mate in June and by September you can see them with their babies. Every year from late June till early October, the […]
Read MoreMindo is a small village in a cloud forest in Ecuador and has it’s own micro climate. The village is a wonderful place to relax with orchids and humming birds and toucans in the luscious gardens of the many hostels and Pousadas. I love going there and my favourite place is Rodney’s El Descanso a […]
Read MoreMindo is a cloud forest about 2 hours from Quito. It has it’s own micro climate and attracts wonderful birds like Hummingbirds, Toucans and Tanagers which are seen regularly. Nearby you can also find the Cock of the Rock a beautiful red crested bird. Each lodge in Mindo seems to have it’s own particular birds […]
Read MoreMedellin is a big beautiful skyscraper type city. It has lots of parks and enormous shopping centres. Everyone is really friendly and it felt a safe city now that Pablo Escobar has left the scene. Guatape is an amazing place. It is a small Columbian town where every house seems to be decorated with beautiful […]
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