Contrary to what followers of my blog might be led to believe considering what I have been posting for years, I have actually been to the American Continent. And so I will be shining the spotlight over in that direction today and maybe next week too. When it comes to Canada, and to Quebec (Province) …
Tag: travel photography
Gateway Countries – Jordan (Middle East)
Welcome to the Middle East! Land of fairy tales and deserts, castles, history, the birth place of a bunch of religions and more. You want to taste the Middle East, but you’re not sure where to start. Egypt seems to be in chaos most of the time these days, Iran can be tricky with visas, …
Sunday Spotlight – St Petersburg
Dear people, readers, welcome again to another Sunday Spotlight. Last week I took you to a hot and dusty place, Lahore, so this week it’s time to contrast that with a place a bit more chilly, a bit more romantic, and a bit more, well, grand. If you haven’t been to Russia, well, you should! …
Gateway Countries – Sri Lanka
Welcome to a new series of Friday articles which will tide us over for the next four or five weeks until the podcast resumes called ‘Gateway Countries’. People often talk about ‘gateway cities’, a good place to start if you’re going to a new country, one with plenty of transport in and out etc, but …
Foto Friday – Along the tracks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has become a bit of a theme in the last couple of weeks. Here in Kandy, just by my guesthouse, people walk home after shopping along the railway. Railways are the life and soul of the sub-continent. You wouldn't see this in Australia!
Sunday Spotlight: Lahore
During the week someone lay down the challenge to me to write about Lahore, so here I am responding to the challenge. Now, Pakistan is probably not right at the top of anyone’s travel itinerary right now. It’s not really the safest of countries and hasn’t been for a few years. I went ten years …
Around the World in 1000 Selfies
Howdy folks. It's time for a little reflection on the world today and the way things are done. Have a look at the two girls in the photo above I saw one my day trip to Hakone a month ago now. What exactly is going on there? It looks like the girl on the left …
Sunday Spotlight – Tbilisi
Before I moved to Japan to live for two years, I spent three months at the end of 2011 in the Republic of Georgia teaching English with Teach Learn Georgia (TLG) in a remote village in the west of the country. It was a brilliant three months, and in June or July I will be …
A Day in Hakone
Last week I had a chance to really get out of the house and see a region not too far away from Tokyo famous for hot springs, mountains, a great view of Mount Fuji and a choice of different kinds of transport to take you about the place. Hakone is not only very popular with …
Trekking the Simien Mountains – Ethiopia
Hey folks.Today's blog I talk about one of the most amazing places I've been in the world - the Simien Mountains in Northern Ethiopia. One of the most stunning settings you'll find anywhere in the world, a great place for trekking too. I am not a big 'trekker' (and not a big trekkie either, I …
Andy Roams 