Northern Myanmar: Land of 1960s Travel
The eyes are upon me. Everyone is watching. As I walk down the street, people turn with varied inquisitiveness. Some throw subtle glances; others prefer the long-stare. Some smile, some giggle, but everyone looks without fail. I feel celebrity-like, more-so than I ever have done in my short life. It should feel weird, odd or ...
Photographing Buddhist Clarity
When you travel you have lots of thought-provoking experiences and much of what you read, can at times, resonate with your character in a way you didn’t think was possible. It’s through these broadening of horizons that we become better people. While staying in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I came across a garden full of Buddhist ...
Face to Face with Dead Monks: Hidden Temples in Bangkok
He scuttles past, murmuring under his breath, “come, second floor, beautiful view”. This little old man with his wrinkled forehead and beaming smile can be trusted, right? After all, I’m not at a tourist trap temple. It’s a local place of worship, far from scammers and chancers. “Come, come,” he repeats, drawing me in with ...
Getting a Thai Tourist Visa in the UK: The Facts
There’s a lot of misinformation circulating the internet about gaining access to Thailand without a return flight. Everyone you ask provides a different answer from the last, including the all-knowing Google. Therefore, I thought it would be helpful to present a 2013 mini-guide dealing with the facts. My visa was organised on the December 18th ...
A Love Letter to London Underground
London Underground turned 150 years old last week. That’s older than most African sovereign states. Over one seventh of the world’s population travels on the transport network every year – 1.1 billion journeys in fact. For a country whose population is roughly 70 million, that’s astonishing. Over the years, the aptly nicknamed Tube has transformed ...
Tuscan Mountains, Italy – Travel Photography
In December I waxed lyrical about the beauty of rural Tuscany, Italy and how the region never changes. Life goes on at a sedate pace, people talk with everyone they meet in the street and the wonderful countryside gives the whole area a timeless feeling of serenity. Having flown there for two days this weekend ...
Book: A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush – Eric Newby
If anything’s a misrepresentation, it’s this book’s title. A short walk is a twenty minute amble; a stroll alongside a canal; a brief peruse around the shops. It’s certainly nothing like Newby’s 1956 adventure through the Middle East. ‘A Short Adventure’ is definitely more accurate a description. Technology has made travel ridiculously accessible, so it’s ...
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