• The Boy - Currently in-between trips I’ve recently returned from traveling with my wife for a few months in India, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia. These pages explore the journeys we made, the people we met and the thoughts I had along the way. Rather than offer a guide to the places or a lowdown on the best things…
• On travel - First of all, there’s probably no point in reading what I have to say without knowing something about me – enough to be able to put my words in to context. So, without giving you an unnecessary biography, here’s what kind of traveller I am. Born in England, I’ve been to roughly 25 countries in…
• A Rubbish Post - Our recent travels took us through India, Vietnam and Cambodia – three countries in which you’ll see piles of rubbish burning on the sides of roads, either frequently or constantly, depending on exactly where you are. We went to India first, which of the three was by far the worst in this respect. So bad…
• In Search of the Authentic - ‘Get a taste of the authentic…visit the ethnic villages…try a traditional mud bath..’ – these are the kinds of slogans you see advertising day trips, boat excursions and mountain treks. Tourist agencies are keen to sell us a piece of the real, the genuine, the ‘authentic’. It seems to me a strange thing to sell,…