My latest detour has been to Slovenia- a small country sandwiched between Italy, Austria and Croatia. It looks familiar although I’ve not travelled here before- […]
I Found Love in Slovenia, April 2024 Read More »
I have book-ended a conference trip with some short forays to bite sized European destinations. The tiny Republic of San Marino sits atop Mt Titano
Where is San Marino? March, 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 »
Well I’ve come in for a soft landing to end 2023 spending a week scuba diving on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia (Federated States
Xmas in FSM, December 2023 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 »
When my guide for the day asked me if I knew anyone else who had been to Latvia I thought for a moment then replied
Mushrooming in Latvia, August 2023 Read More »
A conference in Amsterdam has been the impetus for my latest exploration – a few late summer days wandering the old town and its maze
Going Dutch, Netherlands, August 2023 Read More »
I visited Samoa for a short sojourn- to scratch my scuba diving itch again. It is another slice of Pacific Paradise captured in a few
The final chapter of this journey is set in northern Togo – a small country on the West African coast sandwiched between Ghana & Benin.
The Tata in Togo, February 2023 Read More »
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
How Do You Voodoo? Benin, February 2023 Read More »
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
Of Warrior Women and Enemy Heads, Benin, February 2023 Read More »
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
The Slave Coast, Ghana, February 2023 Read More »
