Daily Photo - Cambodia

This was taken a couple of days ago near the Angkor Wat complex, Cambodia. The Hindu temple complex was built during the rule of the Khmer king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century. We had an early start and very long day and still didn't manage to see a quarter of the sites, the place is massive!

Daily Photo - Thailand

I've recently discovered that my camera can do fun things. This was taken in Ratchadapisek District, Bangkok. On our last night in Thailand we searched all over the city for a night market that turned out to be closed.

Daily Photo - Thailand

Since being back on the road again, the Daily Photo feature has proved to be a little difficult. But don't fret, I'll continue to add photo's of my adventures whenever possible.


Brighton + Camden +Harajuku 原宿 = Chatuchak Weekend Market, Bangkok.

Upon browsing the thousands of stalls selling everything from antique lampshades, clothes and food to pets, I found this guy. He didn't really understand what I was saying or why I wanted to photograph him but I thought the folk back in Blighty would certainly appreciate this.

Daily Photo: Nepal

One for the weed lovers out there. This was taken along Annapurna Circuit trek in the Himalayas. We encountered many of these expansive fields of Marijuana growing throughout the valley that seemed to go on for ever!

Daily Photo: Thailand

This Praying Mantis is among one of the many insects and flying things that co-inhabits our tin barn/apartment. Soon after this photo was taken, the Praying Mantis proceeded in attacking me and the camera.

Daily Photo: Thailand

Snouts and entrails at the weekend night market in Krabi. Kitsch boutiques and waterfalls aside, Krabi's vast array of gastronomic wonders were delicious and plentiful, enough to satisfy even the most merciless of food critics. For more on Krabi and its wonders check out Connie's "Road Drip" Blog at www.connvoyage.blogspot.com

Daily Photo: Nepal

Trekking the Himalayan Annapurna Circuit was probably the most physically enduring things I've ever done. This photo was taken during final push of a two week ascent to the Thorung La Pass. Nestled between Annapurna's majestic peaks at 5416m, it's the highest commercial trading pass in the world.

Daily Photo: Thailand

This ultra cool VW was parked down a little street in Phuket Town. The town was creative hub for budding artists and designers, with arty cafes and galleries dotted all over. Complete with Portuguese style colonial buildings, Phuket Town felt more like a city in Europe.

Daily Photo: India

The first of the Daily Photo feature. A new photo everyday, in an effort to share the world in pictures and a good excuse to utilize my camera!

A view of the Taj Mahal though the entrance gate. We arrived early to avoid the crowds and see this spectacular monument cast in a soft dawn light. We got the light but still had to fight the masses for that iconic shot. I think I prefer this one.

A blog is born…

Having been on the road for over 6 months now, I feel compelled to start writing about all the amazing things I’ve seen and experienced along the way. Although a relatively short time, it feels an age since I gingerly stepped a foot into the organized chaos that is India, leaving that frosty English winter behind.

I’ve experienced more in these past months than I have in my whole life. A real eye-opener and education into a part of the world overflowing with colour and personality that functions thousands of miles away while we’re usually asleep. No amount of reading could have prepared me for the sights, smells, vibrance, taste-bud-purging culinary treasures that are conjured up when 1.5 billion people share a land mass as environmentally and culturally diverse as India, and while I’d like to explain it in a nutshell, I don’t think any amount of literature could really give it justice.

The best piece of advice I received was simply: Never ask ‘why?’ India is a country of chaos living in harmony. It manages to function as if by magic, and to see it, still isn’t to understand it.

My journey so far has taken me through the lush, tropical, palm-fringed states of southern India, over the vibrant, spicy, sweltering plains of the north, among the cool peaks of the Himalayas, to the serene, soda white beaches of southern Thailand.

I’ve shared bedrooms and bathrooms with entire ecosystems, slept on a sweaty jungle floor after suffering from chronic food poisoning, taught Westlife songs on guitar to Burmese kids, slept in a puddle on a train floor for 14 hours, trekked for two weeks through the Himalayas and attended a host of religious events including a Muslim wedding and an open cremation beside the river Ganges.

Many of you have shown interest in my tales of travel, and so the new ‘Roam From Home’ Blog will be a great way to share all those stories with you.