This Is India Podcast
Hello and welcome to an experiment! Cecsa and I have sat down and recorded a podcast of our time in Anegundi in India. This is a total-first for us and so please strap yourself in as we try and capture...
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Agra and the Taj Mahal
Ask a hundred people where in the world they would like to visit most of all and a significant percentage of them will say Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. Indeed there are tours (and we met a few people...
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It Shouldn’t Happen to a Backpacker: The Moth Story
As a traveller you know, and even expect, the unknown to occur. You want this; for some it’s the whole point of leaving their home in the first place. It’s usually to do with the fun stuff like walking...
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Jodhpur
Cesca left me snoozing in our room and went out to the roof top café/restaurant to take some photos of the city. The city is blue, blue of the Brahmin caste we were told, but I can’t help wondering if...
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Jaisalmer, sandcastle of India
Jaisalmer is a town located 575 m west from the state capital Jaipur. It lies in the heart of the Thar Desert On the road, and neatly tucked into our bus seats, we were also well placed for scamming. A...
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Jaipur, the Kalka–Shimla Railway and onto Shimla
I sat on the balcony and considered the view. The remote 7800ft high mountain town of Shimla flowed over the hills in front of our hotel. The roofs were the playgrounds of large collections of violent...
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Shimla mountains and a happy meeting
Waking in Shimla is to wake in misty sunshine and mountain air. I’m sure it is not always like this, but it was for me the days that I was there. After studiously avoiding eating in the hotel, we went...
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Gandhi
Very little survives a man’s death. I have commented before that most of the “Great’s” from history did not write much down for themselves and Gandhi is no different. For while he did write many...
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Hong Kong : The Most Photogenic City in the world
Certain cities in the world are instantly recognisable from hundreds of classic movies that have been set there. No one could mistake Paris, New York or London on film, but for me the most recognisable...
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China: Li River to Shangri-La
At one point in our journey I actually advocated to Cesca that we skip China. That she didn’t listen, and talked me round, proves clearly that I don’t know everything and Cesca has some great ideas...
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Hanoi, Halong Bay & Tet New Year – Part One
The travel blogging is back! Note: This is the first part of a final three part article that completes our time in Vietnam. The next part will be auto posted in 4 days and the third part 4 days after...
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Hanoi, Halong Bay and Tet New Year – Part Two
Note: This is the second part of a complete three part article that completes our time in Vietnam. We continue with our trip into Halong Bay The trip cost us $85, and we were lucky, others on our...
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Hanoi, Halong Bay and Tet New Year – Part Three!
The travel blogging is back! Note: This is the third part of a complete three part article that completes our time in Vietnam. This entry continues our adventures in Halong Bay and the wonder that is...
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Goa: The Beach Life
I lay on my back and tried to relax. The sound of rolling waves crashed back and forth in the distance, which helped. However, the sun was beating down, heating the air and leaving me gasping like I...
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Outside Context New Zealand articles now on iPhone
The most common question I have been asked by people after returning home is, “which was your favourite country to visit?” For Cesca and I it has to be the majestic New Zealand. Not because it is...
View ArticleNew Zealand – Country of Contrasts (Special Edition)
After watching LOTR for the first time I started a long journey of the heart. The first steps were the reading of the book itself, now and forever with the New Zealand landscape in my mind, followed by...
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Wudang Mountain – Climbing the Dao in China
A journey to Wudang Mountain; the small mountain range in the northwestern part of Hubei, China, just south of Shiyan. This film details the 20,000 steps up this magical mountain and the strange Daoist...
View ArticleThe Magnificent Temples of Angkor (Special Edition)
The magic of the temples of Angkor are almost beyond imagination. I met many people on my travels who have claimed to be “templed out” – tired of seeing one similar looking temple after another. I...
View Article50 Shades of Uluru
Come see the ever-changing colours of Uluru in all its unbelievably rich and mesmerising splendor at sunset. Followed by the next morning as the sun rises and the colours grow as the sun bathes the...
View ArticlePeace at Once – Chapter 1
Welcome, below is a free chapter from my upcoming book, enjoy! Chapter 1 Peace. Everyone wants it, everyone desires it. So strange that I only found it when I finally stopped looking for it. Like some...
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