Our first full day on holiday in southern Mexico. We had a full day free in the small seaside town of Celestún after our boat tour was canceled. I turned my head, and in a small street off the main drag was a cafe sign. We approached with apprehension, as Celestún is a small placeContinueContinue reading “Celestún, Yucatan – Suspend your first impressions”
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Back in China 2024 – Part Two – A trip to the regions and a tribute to train travel.
Tuesday 15th October 2024 6:30 am departure. Subway to Beijing South Station. As always, great to be back on the road. The subway was busy but the trip was seamless, the public transport mind-blowingly efficient. The train station is mammoth, busy, spacious and surprisingly orderly. Beijing South is clean and modern, vastly different to BeijingContinueContinue reading “Back in China 2024 – Part Two – A trip to the regions and a tribute to train travel.”
Back in China 2024 – Part One. When is memory lane a dead end?
Tuesday 8th October, 2024 Beijing, China. Twenty years later. I hadn’t been back to the capital in a long time and to say things have changed a bit is an understatement. Ever since I’ve known the city it has been changing. Part of the charm. The noise of construction is a soundtrack to the place.ContinueContinue reading “Back in China 2024 – Part One. When is memory lane a dead end?”
Blind Luck – From Venezuela, heading north
A group of Venezuelans walked from their home to Colombia, then to Peru and through various Central American countries to arrive, years later, in Mexico City.
USA Part Three – A photo diary – Nevada – Utah – Arizona
I had never really thought of visiting these three states. Las Vegas had never really held much appeal. I had seen depravity and debauchery up close in Manila a few times and was doubtful that Vegas could come close, in extremes of human behaviour or reasonable beer prices. Apart from vague references in films -ContinueContinue reading “USA Part Three – A photo diary – Nevada – Utah – Arizona”
Prepping, Bobbing, Grits: A weekend in East Tennessee
A brief summary of a few days in East Tennessee.
No sleep til Brownsville
Down here it’s just winners and losers and don’t get caught on the wrong side of that line. The Boss On the wall of the second Airbnb, this one in Union City, New Jersey, is written ‘what is your relationship with the present moment?’ Of course, Airbnbs are infamous for silly motivational quotes on theirContinueContinue reading “No sleep til Brownsville”
Dark Dirt 