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Welcome
On this website you will find details of my travels dating back to 1997. You will find copies of my Travel Notes that I emailed while travelling, which summarise my journeys. A detailed travelogue of my journeys appear in the Reports section. There are also Maps showing the countries I have visited, an extensive gallery of Photos and a selection of Soundbites of local music and other interesting sounds. I have added a section of Videos which, can be either downloaded as mpegs or viewed using streaming video. Also included a section of Links to other travel related websites. You can navigate to all these sections using the menu bar at the top of this page.
About Me and This Site
Follow the link below to find out my latest travel plans, where my next trip is planned to and where I have recently returned from. There's also more information about me; a brief history of where I have travelled to, why, what I am looking for when I travel and why I started building this website.
 About Me and this site
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Travel Report from Iran my first day in Tehran trying to cross a road...
Before we could go anywhere, we first had the challenge of crossing the road to reach a taxi parked on the opposite side. In any normal city this task would not pose too many problems, but this was Tehran and crossing a road is a life or death situation. Crossing the road is definitely not for the faint-hearted or those with a nervous disposition. The only way to do it is to have faith in Allah and step into the road and weave through the passing traffic as it swerves around you, while keeping an eye out for any vehicles coming up the wrong side of the road (taxis reversing is a common hazard). Hesitation is lethal and you have to keep inching your way through the traffic with a definite sense of purpose. This is so that the drivers know that you are going to walk in front of their car and that no matter how much they hoot at you they are going to have to go around you. Once you make it to the pavement on the other side, check for motorbikes, and then you're safe until the next crossing.
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Photo Gallery from Jordan the ancient Nabatean capital of Petra...
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Travel Report from Mali the journey by bush taxi from the border of Senegal to Kayes...
We were making very slow progress along this road and as the sun set we were still some way from Kayes. As the sun disappeared below the horizon behind us we stopped at the side of the road in the middle of the bush. It was time to pray. The women prayed on one side of the road, the men on the other side. The guys from Cameroon and Nigeria were Christians and sat on a bank by the side of the road and waited. I walked up and down the road trying to get some life back into my legs and watched everyone else praying to the sound of 2 Pac from the Cameroonians stereo. They were the only two people on this journey who had managed to stay reasonable clean; they had been sitting in the cab in the front; the rest of us were caked in dust. Still the guy from Cameroon now had a plastic bag tied to his head to keep the dust out of his hair, he looked quite comical. While we were stopped no other vehicles passed by us along the road; the traffic was very light.
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Photo Gallery from Iran the imperial city of Esfahan...
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Travel Report from Mozambique waiting for the ferry across the Zambezi River...
It was a relief to get off the bus and at last the stereo was turned off, much to the relief of most of the passengers. I found myself standing on a dusty, dirt road beside the Zambezi River lined with makeshift shops, bars and restaurants. Most of the buildings were just mud huts with corrugated or thatched roofs. There was no electricity, only a few places had generators, most light came from kerosene lamps. This temporary settlement that resembled more of a refugee camp, was a hive of activity as people wandered about in the gloom. Small fires burned where people were cooking giving the whole place an eerie feel, it almost looked like the end of civilisation. Rubbish lay everywhere, plastic bottles, cans and remains of sugar cane stalks and the whole area smelt like a farmyard as goats and chickens wandered about freely. Trucks, busses and cars were parked alongside the road, everyone waiting for the ferry in the morning. People slept in their cars, some in tents others under their vehicles and some just anywhere there was space to stretch out. I walked into one of the makeshift bars that had a generator going to have a drink and a bite to eat.
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What's New?
14th October 2006. 4 photo galleries (66 photos) and 3 videos from my hiking trip to Austria in September 2006.
28 August 2006. A gallery of 18 photos from last winters mountain expedition to Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands.
12 February 2005. A couple of videos from my ski trip to Meribel, France in January, which you'll find in the video section.
5 January 2005: Four photo galleries from Mauritania of Atar & Terjit (18 photos), Chinguetti (18 photos), Nouadhibou (18 photos) and Ouadane (15 photos).
4 January 2005: Travel notes from my recent trip to Morocco and Mauritania.
3 January 2005: Two photo galleries from my trip to Morocco of Marrakech (15 photos) and South Morocco (15 photos).
2 January 2005: Five videos and five soundbites from my trip to Morocco and Mauritania in December 2004.
26 November 2004: A photo gallery (12 photos) of my weekend trek to the summit of Beinn a' Chleibh in the Scottish Highlands.
2 November 2004: I have added a new section of videos where video clips taken with my new digital camera will appear after my next trip. I have also updated my soundbites section. The audio clips can now be heard using streaming audio, rather than previously having to download the complete .wav file.
24 August 2004: Iran. The final two parts of my travelogue covering Yazd and Esfahan have been completed.
12 May 2004: Israel. Two photo galleries (27 photos)from my two trips in the 1990's.
21 April 2004: Iran. A travel report of my four week tour around Iran last October.
14 January 2004: Scotland. A photo gallery (18 photos) of my four day trek through the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland with my brother last September.
21 November 2003: Iran. Five photo galleries (88 photos) of my four week trip around Iran in October.
10 November 2003: Iran. Travel notes of my four week journey around Iran in October.
17 May 2003: Turkey. One photo gallery (15 photos) of my long weekend in Istanbul over Easter.
2 May 2003: Namibia. A travel report on the last stage of my African journey last July.
5 February 2003: Egypt. Four photo galleries (57 photos) of my trip through the deserts of Egypt and notes on the journey.
31 January 2003: South Africa. I have finished writing the travel report on my trip through South Africa last June and July.
1 November 2002: Namibia. Three photo galleries (39 photos) from my trip through Namibia at the end of my six month trip across Africa.
26 October 2002: Lesotho. Two photo galleries (33 photos) and a travel report on my journey through Lesotho.
25 October 2002: South Africa. Two photo galleries (30 photos) of my journey through South Africa.
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