Luang Prabang, Laos, February 2024
You won’t often find me backtracking however I made an exception to catch up with a gang of old friends in the friendliest country in […]
Luang Prabang, Laos, February 2024 Read More »
You won’t often find me backtracking however I made an exception to catch up with a gang of old friends in the friendliest country in […]
Luang Prabang, Laos, February 2024 Read More »
You have to admire a country of people whose national hero is a poet. There is a saying in Iran that every household should have
Call Me Persian, Iran, October 2023 Read More »
You only ever hear bad things about Pakistan- a fertile breeding ground for terrorists. I first had the idea to explore Pakistan for myself after
From the Punjab to Peshawar, Pakistan, December 2022 Read More »
Who can say where the wonder or the wanderlust ends? It should come as no surprise then that I’ve popped up in the middle of
The Maldives- a Tale of Atolls and Mating Octopus, November 2019 Read More »
I’ve journeyed through Iraq over this past week- another country pockmarked by lengthy wars and still living with a heavy security presence. The country has
Modern Day Mesopotamia, Iraq, February 2019 Read More »
My last week of this journey has taken me to the southern corner of Kazakhstan which was the most northerly reach of the Great Silk
Almaty- the modern day traveller’s Caravan Serai, Kazakhstan, October 2018 Read More »
I have spent the last week travelling in Turkmenistan, a Central Asian country wedged between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the north and Iran and Afghanistan
Trapped in a Marble Birdcage, Turkmenistan, September 2018 Read More »
The cities of Samarkand and Bukhara have existed for over 2500 years. I could try to rattle off some of the civilizations and empires that
The Legends of Samarkand and Bukhara, Uzbekistan, September 2018 Read More »
As I travel through Uzbekistan now the mountains have all but disappeared and a dusty haze settles on the landscape. But the road is paved
The Living Silk Road, Uzbekistan, September 2018 Read More »
My final jaunt through Tajikistan has taken me to the capital Dushanbe and then on to the north. Dushanbe translates as Monday, and when this
On The Trail of Alexander the Great, Tajikistan, September 2018 Read More »
My latest journey has taken a detour from the Pamir Highway into the Wakhan Valley region. Although I won’t bore you with too much
The Wakhan Valley – A Stone’s Throw from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, August 2018 Read More »
I have just travelled the Pamir Highway- an epic road trip across the roof of Central Asia. The road runs through the middle of the Pamir
Roadtripping The Pamir Highway, Tajikistan, August 2018 Read More »