…many of the key target species are few in number and notoriously shy. Others only appear at night and will disappear at the first sign of human activity. Even in the daytime, the jungle canopy can often restrict the amount of available light for photography.

5 minute read

Suffice to say here, it proved a much bigger challenge than I had anticipated and tested my skills to the absolute limit.

7 minute read

In summer the human inhabitants are joined by one of the world’s largest gatherings of seabirds including puffins; guillemots; gannets; fulmar; razorbills and kittiwakes.

10 minute read

The cable cars had broken windows and doors that didn’t shut properly. The chairlifts were antiquated, rusty and in most cases the seat bars didn’t work or had dropped off.

6 minute read

The once-bustling streets of seedy Wanchai, made famous by the film, The World of Suzie Wong, were much quieter than I remembered, again hinting at the passage of time and departure of British servicemen from the girlie bars and brothels of the area.

6 minute read

Later in the week, we drove along the entire length of the west coast of Middle Earth.. towards Queenstown.

6 minute read

The owner could not have looked as us more disdainfully if we had been smothered in fresh horse manure! We were served nonetheless and moved on, refreshed.

4 minute read