#THROWBACKTHURSDAYThe place, Delhi. The date, October 2017. Just over two and a half years ago. I have mixed feelings about India. Or at least Rajastan, where we spent our fortnight. It’s part fantastic, and part shithole. Indeed, I don’t think it’s entirely unfair to say that India is a fantastic shithole. There are a few … Continue reading →

#THROWBACKTHURSDAYThis photo isn’t as old as one would normally expect for a #tbt shot. I took it at the end of February, little more than a month ago. Mrs P and I, along with a couple of friends, went to London for the day. It seems like a lifetime ago. Just look at all those … Continue reading →

#THROWBACKTHURSDAYIstanbul, 2015. Istanbul is one of the planet’s truly great cities. Mrs P and I had a wonderful week there. Admittedly, it would possibly have been a better seven days had we chosen to go outside of Ramadan. The call to prayer is a charming and exotic sound. But after three days of it waking … Continue reading →

#THROWBACKTHURSDAYMarch 2003, atop Sigirya in Sri Lanka. It’s a truly beautiful country, I can’t speak highly enough of the place or the people I met along the way. I was just a wee young lad, barely into my 30s. It seems so long ago. But then this is Lockdown 2020, and February seems half a … Continue reading →

#throwbackthursdayLooking forward is a little depressing at the moment. We like to be prepared and have plans. Which means we have a bunch of tickets booked right through till end of the summer. Some have already been cancelled. Caen seems highly improbably. Chicago? To describe that as being 50/50 is optimistic. Duran Duran is a … Continue reading →

#TBT Mexican Ruins

This weeks photo steps back four or five years to a visit I made to a lesser known pyramid. It's not one that's on the main tourist track. Any guesses?