We have just spent an amazing 10 days exploring the Mergui Archipelago by boat. This is an area of 800 islands with at most 10 small villages. It is the home of the Mokans, a sea gypsy ... continue reading...
SHANGHAI – SNAPSHOTS
Shanghai - China Shanghai is the pace-setting city for modern China. From it's origins as a small fishing village on the Huangpu River near the junction with the Yangtse, China's longest ... continue reading...
Sicily – Architecture, Markets and Snapshots.
SICILY ARCHITECTURE There are long stretches of coastline, inland valleys and mountains, fertile lava fields and isolated islands,Sicily has always been strategically important and over the ... continue reading...
KOREA – TRAVELLING
In Seoul there is a district where there are streets of food stalls and small restaurants. There is no better way to see what makes up a national cuisine than to wander these streets , look ... continue reading...
TURKEY – TRAVELLING
Snapshots The Mediterranean coast of Turkey is a place of extraordinary , rather austere beauty and layers of ancient history. Much of the coast is accessible only by boat, ideally a ... continue reading...
Largo Di Garda – Architecture.
LAGO DI GARDA What a jewel of a place! Lago di Garda is the largest of the string of beautiful Italian lakes at the foothills of the Alps. It lies at the eastern end between Brescia and ... continue reading...
Piemonte – Architecture and Snapshots.
PIEMONTE ARCHITECTURE I just love Piemonte and its people. The region covers some of the most beautiful and varied landscapes of Italy and for lovers of Italian food and wine it is a ... continue reading...
Kangaroo Island – Snapshots.
Kangaroo Island Australia has many remarkable places to see and visit but Kangaroo Island, large, sparsely populated, and remote off the coast of South Australia, has to be one of the most ... continue reading...
UZBEKISTAN – TRAVELLING
Architecture Uzbekistan has some of the most important cities of the Silk Road - particularly Samarkand and Bokhara. Many of the historic buildings have been restored ( some perhaps ... continue reading...
IRAN – TRAVELLING
Mosques The traditional Islamic architecture of Iran is some of the finest anywhere. Isfahan, with it's grand open square and mosques , is probably the best of the best. The detail of ... continue reading...