January 2016

Erik von Daniken’s ‘Chariots of the Gods’ came to my town when I was a kid. Alexandra, New Zealand was perhaps a …

Europe to Australasia is long-haul, and if you are not into heroics, it’s nice to break the journey somewhere. I wonder how …

I spotted this little take-away cake shop one evening after getting a cheese fix opposite. Pleasant woman in charge and bunch of …

Estonia was my first-ever experience of driving, by myself, on the right hand side of the road. I tried to keep it simple. All I …

I’ve been making eyes at this place for ages – the dumplings get cooked in an guaranteed eye-catching arrangement on a hot …

“I’ll have to show these to my colleague”. The security guard at Brisbane’s International Airport took the two objects from my bum-bag …

I’m not at all sure I remembered when all those ‘stans’ appeared on my radar. Did I know about them before the …

I thought I had this place sussed. Nice small spot, friendly staff, and a nice noodle dish that the staff kept pointing …

It was on the flight back to UIaan Baatar that I remembered the ghost. My field partner, Nyambayar, and I had been …

I was a bit dark on this place to start with – only because my favourite place suddenly closed just along the …