Great Southern Land, Antarctica, December 2017
I stood on the shore facing the seventh continent, the great southern land. The barrier between us had always been a small matter of the […]
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A Love Affair with a Portuguese Tart, Portugal, September 2017
My latest travels have brought me to Portugal. Although unforeseen it strangely and naturally follows on from my previous travels in Central Asia, linked by
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Roxana of Bactria & Other Tales From Afghanistan, May 2017
My trip has taken me to the north of Afghanistan to Mazare Sharif, a city near the Uzbekistan border and renowned for its fine carpets.
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The Warlord Who Sells Carpets in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 2017
It was possibly the friendliest welcome in the world – the turbaned, bearded man with a wide smile brought his hand over his heart and
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Routeburn Track, New Zealand, January 2017
Kia ora! Well I’ve just hung up the hiking boots following another superb trip ‘tramping’ in New Zealand. Along with a dozen or so new
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Ten Knights in Malta, November 2016
Merhba! I have finally found the escape chute again & this week it has deposited me on the islands of Malta. Occupying a central position
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Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, March 2016
The final stage of my travels in Myanmar this past week has been a journey under the sea, scuba diving around the Mergui Archipelago of
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Temple Strewn Plains of Bagan, Myanmar, March 2016
The second stage of my journey in Myanmar has taken me to the dusty plains of Bagan. Between the 10th and 13th centuries Bagan formed
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The Road to Mandalay, Myanmar, March 2016
Mingalaba from Myanmar! Perhaps you can’t locate me yet in South-East Asia but I’m sure many of you will recognise iconic images from ‘Burma’ –
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Kalalau Trail, Hawaii, USA, December 2015
Aloha! I have just returned from another brief escape – this time to hike the Kalalau Trail on Kauai Island in Hawaii. I am determined
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Switzerland and Liechtenstein by Train, August 2015
I’ve spent the last week in a jaunt criss-crossing Switzerland and the postage stamp – sized principality of Liechtenstein using the Swiss Rail network. It
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The Haute Route – walking the Swiss Alps, August 2015
It was time once again to challenge the physical body and so I have just returned sun-bronzed and weary from hiking the walker’s ‘Haute Route’
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