The Tata in Togo, February 2023

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/28AD3893-8D46-4EBA-B868-342C9A717690-143x190.jpeg

The final chapter of this journey is set in northern Togo – a small country on the West African coast sandwiched between Ghana & Benin. While many West Africans live in big cities attracted by the prospect of jobs, a …

Posted in Togo | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

How Do You Voodoo? Benin, February 2023

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3B2E10BE-066C-4EA1-A1AB-96E424706034-190x119.jpeg

  When the West African slaves arrived in the Americas they were forbidden from practising their religious beliefs. The practice of Voodoo has nevertheless survived and thrived with its original birthplace considered to be Benin. It is a religion that …

Posted in Benin | Tagged | Leave a comment

Of Warrior Women and Enemy Heads, Benin, February 2023

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/D9910158-9BA9-46CE-94F4-56A7C7B890E3-124x190.jpeg

The next part of my journey has taken me to the Republic of Benin. From the 1600s a sprawling complex of palaces were built for the successive dynasty of Kings who ruled the Dahomey Kingdom in current day Benin. The …

Posted in Benin | Tagged | 1 Comment

The Slave Coast, Ghana, February 2023

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/B6BF6476-3E0C-44C4-98CB-C53D8D666BFD-145x190.jpeg

According to an African proverb “Unless the lion gets to tell his story the hunter will always be the hero”. And so it is for much of Africa with its history told by the conquerors. So feet on the ground …

Posted in Ghana | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Christmas in the South Pacific, Vanuatu, December 2022

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/F8B8FE9C-4834-4C68-A935-D72A4D3AA5F4-173x190.jpeg

I have opted for a week of downtime scuba diving in Vanuatu to see out the year. A warm bath full of colourful fish, brown smiling faces, tropical fruit for breakfast, languid days, learning to stroll slowly, sultry air that …

Posted in Oceania, Vanuatu | Tagged | Leave a comment

From the Punjab to Peshawar, Pakistan, December 2022

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/0A405898-3F98-4703-9F8C-BF4F91507472-190x138.jpeg

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 reading Michael Palin’s book ‘Himalaya’. Then my Afghan guide filled my head with stories of …

Posted in Pakistan | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

By the Banks of the Murray River, South Australia, September 2022

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/41029D10-6153-4AE0-B9C0-4CFAB025C948-190x143.jpeg

My latest exploration has taken me to south central Australia on a houseboat aboard the mighty Murray River. This great brown artery is the lifeline of much of Australia’s agriculture and foodbowl of the southern states and an historic highway …

Posted in Australia | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Nordic Awakening, Copenhagen, Denmark April 2022

This gallery contains 3 photos.

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/E0E474B7-7ABC-4051-BAC7-45CEA43F6B79-190x82.jpeg

I have awoken from a slumber, it’s finally time to brush the cobwebs from my passport. A long journey to Europe for a medical conference has given me time for reflection. I was nervous to be unfettered again.  How has …

More Galleries | 2 Comments

Tarkine Treasure, Tasmania, Australia, March 2022

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AF709C41-2D1A-4868-B3DE-A6EE3FCFDA68-143x190.jpeg

This week I ventured on foot into the Tarkine region in north-eastern Tasmania- a small area of still untouched old forest that has existed since the days of Gondwanaland and the dinosaurs. One of the largest and oldest areas of …

Posted in Australia, Oceania | Tagged , | 1 Comment

A Tale of Three Capes, Tasmania, Australia, September 2021

https://walkaboutagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC896DB2-164B-46F5-888C-AD6BB44C2478-141x190.jpeg

It’s not travel as I used to know it but more a quick escape- temporary flight from the claustrophobia of coronavirus oppression. Luckily wilderness therapy is still some of the best medicine so I packed the rucksack and headed to …

Posted in Australia | Tagged , , | 4 Comments