Hampi, India. 2010


In Britain we tend to over- develop some of our historic sites. Not so in Hampi, India. There's no audio guides, no gift shop, and if you want to walk too close to the edge of a precipice, nobody's going to stop you.

Homing Camel

Ras Abu Galum, Egypt. 2009


We hired this camel to carry our stuff on a 5 mile walk from a village to the nearest town. 500m out of the village the owners decided they couldn't be bothered to accompany us any further and just instructed us to carry on and let it go when we'd finished with it.

Piran, Slovenia. 2011

A tiny man with his average sized dog.

Goa, India. 2010


I don't think I actually understood anything this guy said during the half hour he was talking to us. But it was very kind of him to invite us round to his Banyan tree anyway.

Beijing, China. 2011


Even when the temperature starts to plummet, Chinese people keep smiling. But the local furry animals start to panic.

Sari, no photographs

Mysore, India. 2010


This blog post should be a lot better than this. I would love to show you the staggeringly photogenic workings of the silk factory that these men were guarding. The pictures would definitely have been award winning. But you'll have to take my word for it because no amount of charm or bribery would persuade them to let me take my camera in.

Painting and Decorating

Porec, Croatia. 2011


This shop is a great place to peruse if you're not looking to buy any good quality art.