Posts/Entries
All posts/entries, for now, from over two decades of global travel. And a few colourful tags, too.
Sri Lanka || Riding The Rails
There’s something special about train travel in Sri Lanka. Something very special indeed. Yes, it’s a slow means of transport; schedule times are rarely, if ever, met; the rolling stock, holdovers from the British colonial days of the early 20th century, are rickety...
Stilt Fishing, Sri Lanka
Stilt Fishing, a tradition still practised by only a few communities in western & southern Sri Lanka, has got to be high up there on the tough-ways-of-making-a-living list. It certainly didn't look like much fun from where I was standing - firmly on solid ground -...
Galle, Sri Lanka
I left the beach of Unawatuna for a bit today & paid a visit 6 kilometres up the coast to the historic port town of Galle, the earliest European administrative centre in Sri Lanka, the 4th largest town in the country & the capital of the southern province. The...
Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
The beautiful beach of Unawatuna is located just 6 kilometres south of Galle in southern Sri Lanka, slap-bang in the middle of the southern coastal belt, the most popular stretch of Sri Lankan coastline with locals & foreigners alike - the region's primary source of...
Colombo to Galle, Sri Lanka || Riding The Rails
I was between carriages, my bags & I confined to a space maybe the size of a phone box, a space that seemed to be shrinking by the minute, the warm & close smell of body odor, a Indian subcontinent stalwart, strong. There were Sri Lankans everywhere, including hanging...
Seoul, South Korea: After Dark
I leave Seoul on Monday for a bit of time 'down the country'. I'll have my camera with me but unfortunately I don't expect to put it to much use between now & the end of August, when I leave South Korea for Sri Lanka. So with that forthcoming photography drought...
Gangnam Style || Seoul, South Korea
Having recently returned to South Korea from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, I took the opportunity of being here, an Aladdin's Cave for photographers, to add a few lenses to my arsenal. Having done so I took to the streets of Seoul, the South Korean capital, specifically...
Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
If I’m being honest I wasn't really expecting much out of Sabah, the northernmost of the two Malaysian states found on the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world (after Greenland & New Guinea). It's a place that conjures up images of the unknown;...
Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Borneo
Set in 4,500 hectares of virgin Borneo jungle, the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is the largest of its kind in the world.
Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
A pictorial look at the 17.5 km hike to the 4,095 metre summit of Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, the highest point between the Himalayas & New Guinea.
Bali, Indonesia
I've just spent the last week the Indonesian tourist haven island that is Bali, well-know for its beaches (on which to surf, laze, get drunk on or watch a sunset), temples, volcanoes, arts & crafts, paddy fields, tropical forests full of monkeys, caves,...
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Ubud, Bali
Today I paid a visit to the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, the biggest tourist draw in Bali's most touristy town - the forest attracts 10,000 tourists a month. If you like monkeys you should see something here you like. I’ll admit I don’t (like monkeys) but...
Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
It's 3:30 a.m. I'm wrecked. I travelled most of yesterday, having left Sydney, Australia mid-afternoon. I arrived here in Kuta, the party beach resort on the Indonesian island of Bali, a few hours ago. It was late, after midnight. I then had to traipse around the back...
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
One of the world’s great urban centres with a stunning natural harbour & iconic sights that need no introduction; it is as photogenic as it is famous.