Upon taking a trip to India, the Taj Mahal was certainly on my mind for one of the main attractions that I wanted to gaze my eyes upon. I will tell you, the thing that makes this impeccable structure such an amazing experience is not just the mausoleum itself, but the intensity of religious practice... Continue Reading →
Dear readers, it's been a long time since I attempted to put words on a page so I'm very thankful to be back blogging about my own travel experiences. Since I last posted years ago, I have travelled to an abundance of countries in Europe and Asia so it will be a pleasure to share... Continue Reading →
Don't listen to the all-money all-corporate entity that is, the tourism industry. Their very existence depends on you, the consumerist, to buy their all-inclusive packages, buy-one-get-one-free tours and commercialised cruises. You DO need to be wealthy (and gullible) to buy into these, but the concept of travel is something that stretches far above and beyond... Continue Reading →
"Some time before Chief Dapaba died, many people had disappeared from that area. While they crossed the river in a canoe, 'leopard people' grabbed them, pulled them under the water, cut their heart out and left the corpses. These 'leopard people' would dress in leopard skins and put on claws of steel with which they... Continue Reading →
"Blinded by altitude sickness, his mind and body seemed to crumble in slow motion due the starvation of oxygen to his brain on these menacing slopes. 'Dark days are coming', he whispers to himself as he inexorably staggers and stumbles helplessly down the precipitous abyss of the mountain" - K2 survivor Any form of derivative... Continue Reading →
This morning I awoke with a spontaneously fiery ambition to travel. I wanted to experiment with the nifty new camera I’d received as a gift at Christmas but the area I live in is grey and monotonous so I decided that I wanted to embark on a train journey to the wild Highlands of Scotland... Continue Reading →
Scattered unpredictably across the vast oceans of the seven seas exist forgotten worlds - lost worlds devoured in history and the tears of the past. Worlds battered by waves and drenched in salt. The most intriguing thing about deserted islands is that they're so dreadfully empty. Abandoned factories, houses, churches and other dusty buildings are... Continue Reading →
I wrote that title as if I'm some sort of hardened veteran nomad that's sailed the seven sea's and conquered the Great Wall of China, but as a matter of fact, I've not even been able to set foot out of my own home country. But, my main goal in life does consist of traveling... Continue Reading →
Forbidden Jungle 