Okavango Delta: Day eight 26 March 2010 While weaving our way to Dead Tree Island (which we couldn't get to 'cause the... read more
Okavango Delta: Day seven 26 March 2010 We came across a magnificent bull giraffe doing its treetop munch backed by a forest... read more
Okavango Delta: Day six 26 March 2010 Early start, then we packed the mekoro and headed for the buffalo-proof fence. We beached... read more
Okavango Delta: Day five 26 March 2010 Dear god, what a night! As we sat around eating chicken with veg and water-lily... read more
The Taj Mahal, India 15 September 2009 The Taj effortlessly transcends all the frippery and commercialisation that surrounds one of the world's... read more
The ‘devil-dance’ festival in Ladakh, India. 14 September 2009 The the 'devil-dance' festival is held at a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh near Leh in... read more
Exploring Leh, India. 13 September 2009 When China invaded Tibet in 1950 and crippled religious life, Ladakh remained a centre of... read more
Arrival in Leh, India. 12 September 2009 The medieval town of Leh owes its existence to the old Silk Route over the... read more
Travelling the road from Kargil to Leh, India. 11 September 2009 The road is the only link between Kargil and Leh and is traversed by creaky... read more
