This week’s photo- Chilies
I was in a vegetable market in Terengganu, Malaysia when I saw this huge mound of fresh chillies at one of the stalls. Red and green really go well together.
Five Foot Traveller Blog
Anyone fancy a train ride?
I see some pretty good things in this part of the world in the months to come. Pic from the nice folks at northborneorailway.com.my In July, the North Borneo Railway will start running again...
Kids by the river, Laos
This photo makes me laugh every time I look at it: This was taken somewhere in Laos, during a short hike about three hours from Luang Prabang. We had just stopped at a...
This week’s photo- Bali
Rice terraces, Bali
What makes a good travel companion?
Sunset over the Mekong, Laos Ask me 50 years down the line which I prefer – solo or group travel- and I guarantee that I will lift my withered, sagging arms with whatever strength...
This week’s photo – St Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow
Taken on a crisp, clear day in October 2007. Gaudy? Colours too bright? Perhaps- but I couldn’t help but stop and stare every time I walked past it.
Angkor Wat
Some photos I took around Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Bayon a few years back: and finally:
Spin cycle in a zorb
It all started with a push. “Are you ready?” the guy asked. I gave him the thumbs-up. With that, he pushed me down the hill, a big grin on his face. As...
Books: Istanbul, Memories of A City
I found Orhan Pamuk’s ‘Istanbul: Memories of a City’ at a bookshop on my last day in Istanbul. This is a joke, I thought, as I turned the book over in my hands. A cruel joke. I’m...
This thing about daylight saving time
Tomorrow, Sunday the 13th, people in the US and Canada will be setting their clocks an hour ahead, marking the start of daylight saving time for them. The whole idea, or so I’ve been...
