Travels

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice map

Over on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s website they have a nice long list of places you should and shouldn’t go, which I decided to plot on a map.

Xian, Datong and Pingyao photos

I’ve had a bit of time on my hands recently so I’ve taken the opportunity to finish up my China photos… FINALLY. The complete collection is up on Flickr titled Shaanxi and Shanxi Provinces, China

Travel troubles and Impressions of Xian

Missed travel connections seems to be becomming a theme for my holiday. Emma and I were supposed to be flying to Shanghai last Sunday but we were told at check-in that her visa wasn’t valid. Hong Kong

Hong Kong Pro-democracy March

After an last minute abort of our Shanghai ticket (I made it all the way to boarding before bailing after Emma’s visa was found to be expired) we found ourselves with an extra few days in Hong Kong.

Flickring Hong Kong Photos

In case anyone’s intrested, I am posting my Hong Kong photos to Flickr as I go. I’m loving how easy Flickr is to use and how quickly I can get my images up… My site’s photo gallery’s days are

Holiday time

I’m currently in Hong Kong! I’ll be here for a couple of weeks before heading over to Shanghai for a few days and Xian after that to take a look around. Things could have started more smoothly…

How Hard can it Be?!

There’s something deeply cool about strapping your feet to a plank and hurling yourself down an improbably steep slope. Those graceful, arcing turns; The effortless power… Big trousers, sunglasses,

Fiji in Retrospect

For anyone who doesn’t already know - I’m back in London. sigh. And back at work. sigh. I thought I’d finish up my holiday account rather than work… Levuka on Ovalau was cool as hell. It’s the

Ooooh, a Real Life Chief!

Right, I’m back near civilisation again (near enough for there to be an internet cafe anyway). Just got off the boat from Taveuni where we’ve been for the last week. I can’t believe how much

For all You Budding Terrorists

Well, I’ve made it to Fiji… Just. I got searched 3 times coming through LA customs and as a result almost missed my connecting flight. Do I look that dodgy?! Don’t bother to answer that. My penknife

Alive and Well and Living in Cambodia Part 1

Evening one and all! After days of wandering we’ve made it to Siam Reap in Cambodia. Well, we’ve actually been here a while now but I was after a bit of drama. Always a good start with a bit of drama.

Alive and Well and Living in Cambodia Parts 2 & 3

Right. Well. I feel like I’ve been beaten up… and in a way I have… We recently spent 4 hours travelling up and down what some guy described as a ‘road’. Dear sweet Jesus, that was never a road!

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