Morocco is a fascinating destination, but the street hawkers and touts can really be a big problem. They near on ruined my trip to the country in 1994. I wonder if things have improved?
The MV Liemba has been cruising the shores of Lake Tanganyika for close to a century. She still runs to this day, and a journey aboard her is a fascinating voyage.
Whilst trying to photograph this group of women sewing the rice paddies and terraces, one of them caught me. So I began to laugh and smile, as it turned out, it was infectious and pretty soon the whole group were laughing.
A travel tale from 1994, where I was lured into the ring, in Marrakesh’s Djemaa el Fna Square, to fight a Moroccan boxer after not paying for taking photographs earlier in the day.
A short post on the Jigger (Chigoe Flea) and the damage they are causing in Africa and other parts of the world. These little monsters are ruining many lives.
An image of a mother and baby Gorilla, taken at Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park back in 2003. Spending a solitary hour with these creatures is an unforgettable experience, and something thats hard to describe in words.
Have you ever been issued with a passport photo that makes you look like a criminal? I’ve been stuck with a passport for the last 10 years, where the photo is an absolute shocker, and finally I’ve had it renewed.
Do communication methods such as email, Twitter, Facebook and the cellular phone, have an impact on the modern travellers experience of their destination, due to their constant connection with those at home.
This weeks image is of a young male lion on the lush plains of the world famous Serengeti national park of Tanzania. I took this shot back in 2001 when Liza and I travelled through east and central Africa.
A tale of an adventure in Zaire, when fuel was in short supply, there were no goods on the shelves of shops, and the country was on the brink of civil war. Inflation was rampant and the value of the local currency was plummeting by the minute.
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The natural beauty found along the coast of the small island nation of American Samoa is summed up in this one image. A unique and beautiful view of a series of palms upon a rocky out crop.
