Category: Travel
August 17th, 2010 — 4:47pm
In Yangon, the golden magnificence of the Shwedagon Pagoda pierces the sky with a pinprick and a prayer confirming Myanmar as the jewel in Southeast Asia’s crown. It is impossible not to be moved by the beauty of this incredible temple. Located on a hill in the centre of Yangon, the Shwedagon Pagoda can be
August 17th, 2010 — 1:43pm
It’s almost two years to the day since my last visit to Myanmar so I was delighted to make a five day trip to Yangon last week. It was a welcome break from the daily grind and a chance to explore ideas for a new book that I have been procrastinating about for far too
July 14th, 2010 — 3:52pm
On Sunday night at the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak, the Musafir Gypsies of Rajasthan gave a spirited performance punctuated by tight tabla beats and intense flashes of colour from Asha, a beautiful and totally captivating gypsy dancer. Musafir means traveller in Farsi, and the group’s compositions feature Rajasthani rural folk music, along
July 14th, 2010 — 3:14pm
A highlight of this year’s Rainforest World Music Festival was the appearance on Saturday night of Leila Negrau. I can’t for the life of me understand why this powerful performer was not given the headline spot that night. A singer and percussionist, Leila comes from the Reunion Islands, 750 kilometres east of Madagascar in the
July 13th, 2010 — 11:43pm
Mount Santubong cuts an impressive sight. Rising in all its chiselled glory from the northern-most tip of Sarawak’s Santubong Peninsular it casts a primeval shadow across the land. While the lower reaches of the mountain slip seamlessly into the clear saline waters from where it once emerged, the upper bulk, 810 metres of limestone outcrops,
July 1st, 2010 — 5:01pm
The recent Red Shirt demonstrations in Bangkok were centred in the Ratchaprasong area, a crossroads close to the now burnt out Central World Plaza. At the heart of Ratchaprasong is the Erawan Shrine. Located just steps from the Chidlom skytrain station, the colourful shrine was built in 1956 to appease the evil spirits that were
May 25th, 2010 — 8:43pm
A few years ago I was sitting in a bar of ill repute in Chiang Mai nursing a beer when a BMW motorcycle pulled up outside. The rider dismounted, strolled into the open fronted bar and ordered a cold one. As soon as I saw the rugged biker I knew he had a tale to
May 7th, 2010 — 6:38pm
Some time ago I went to a Chinese opera in Bangkok. The shows are put on by a troupe of traveling performers on a makeshift stage, usually set up in a backstreet somewhere in the city. They kindly let me backstage and I spent an hour or so snapping away while they got ready for the
April 30th, 2010 — 5:02pm
Setting up this website has been an interesting experience on many levels. It’s been necessary to go through a lot of images and decide what is worthy of being posted while I am in the process of shooting new work. Last night I revisited a few pictures I took in Myanmar, one of the most
April 29th, 2010 — 8:47pm
With all the upheaval going on in Bangkok, perhaps it’s time to dig out a few images of happier times. A few years ago I travelled to Siem Reap with my all-time favourite travelling companion to visit the temples of Angkor. . Siem Reap may get overrun with tourists but a visit to Angkor is
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