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The Art of Doing Nothing in Kenya, Africa
After a eight year hiatus, I recently returned to Kenya to the beautiful coast of Msambweni, just a half hour’s drive south of Diani beach. Staying at the gorgeous colonial house, Jinchini, my friend and I indulged in the art of doing absolutely nothing. We swam in the tepid Indian Ocean and lolled under enormous palm trees by the pool. We ate fresh fish, prawns, lobster and fresh fruit every day, visited the local village, walked along the white beach flanked by tropical trees, wooden boats and thatched roof huts and marvelled at the iridescent colours of the sea and rock[…]
Volcano pony trekking in Iceland
In June 2014, I travelled to the Nordic island of Iceland with a friend to ride Icelandic horses in the countryside and up into the volcanic mountains that dominate the landscape through a company called Eld.Hestar. We flew into the capital, Reykjavik, and were then picked up from the main bus stop and taken to the Eldhestars farm Vellir which is situated in the heart of Iceland‘s south-western countryside close to the town Hveragerði, one of Iceland’s most popular tourist destinations nestled between volcanic mountains in a green valleys with steaming hot springs. We spent four days riding across the most dramatic landscape including treeless countryside, through marshes,[…]
Costa Rica adventure from mountain to surf
I’ve always wanted to visit Costa Rica and last October spent just over three weeks on the trip of a lifetime riding horses through the rainforest, surfing in warm waters, white-water rafting past the most beautiful landscape, zip-lining across the rainforest canopy and seeing some of the most incredible and exotic wildlife I’ve ever seen. My plan was to experience as much as I could of this beautiful country and so booked a week in a ranch in Guanacaste, four days in a luxury eco-lodge in Limon near the Caribbean coast and then ten days at a beautiful resort on[…]
Berlin – the Graffiti Mecca of the Urban Art World
I recently spent four days in the incredible city of Berlin and came across these fantastic signs and graffiti dotted around the city. They don’t call Berlin the Graffiti Mecca of the Urban Art world for no reason! Below are some of the images I took including subtle message high on a building near Mitte, the very cool Shit Shop in Rückerstraße, Yes You Are neon at Oliv cafe in Munzstrasse where they serve awesome vege salads and juice, and the People’s Theatre – Volksbuehne. Of course these are just the tip of the iceberg. The city is full of art, graffiti and incredible architecture –[…]
Life on a remote island in Coromandel, New Zealand
When I was young, around six or seven, my parents rented a bach every Christmas on a remote island in the Coromandel, on the east coast of New Zealand. The half-moon shaped island, which had a postage stamp-sized sandy white beach, was called Motupohukuo Island or Turkey island in English. We loved that Island as though it were our own. Our bach had no electricity, no running water, no mod cons and the toilets were scary long drop loos, the tall wooden kind, set far in the bush. We bathed in the sea, fished for snapper off the reef and ate raw[…]
Discovering Tutankhamun in Oxford
I was invited to the private view of the Discovering Tutankhamun exhibition at the Ashmolean, in Oxford. My cousin is an Egyptologist and Director of the Griffith Institute and invited me. And wow, what an honour! I found myself bumping shoulders with the great and good of the academia world including esteemed egyptologists from around the world, museum and gallery directors, CEOs, archeologists, professors, writers, actors and even a Lord. Discovering Tutankhamun, which is at the Ashmolean in Oxford until November 2, takes you on a breath-taking journey of the treasure-filled boy king’s tomb found by Howard Carter and Lord[…]
Surfing in Kerala, India
My friends at FatSand Films in Brighton have created a beautiful film about India’s premiere surf and yoga retreat – Surf & Soul in Kerala. http://youtu.be/UqODgoaMRVQ It’s the kind of film that makes you question your own life, goals and dreams. Well it certainly did for me! I am still amazed by the story of Sophie and Ed Templeton, who quit their London jobs in 2009 to travel the world and set up Surf & Soul in Kerala. Now they run one of the most beautiful surf and yoga retreats in India and have an enviable life. A true inspiration![…]
Foxy encounters in London town
I get such a buzz seeing foxes running around the streets of London and this little sweet fella (girl?) which I photographed standing on the porch of a house in Holland Park this morning is no exception. There are a staggering 10,000 urban foxes in London and while they’ve been immortalised in books, movies and even as TV personalities (think Basil Brush), most Londoners are ambivalent to these orange coloured urban dwellers and barely give them a second glance. But not me. The first time I ever saw a fox in the flesh in London was my very first night[…]
Itchy Feet (a photographic essay)
“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair” ― Khalil Gibran, The Prophet