Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand – 22nd November 2009 It is easy to assume my actions and choices are insignificant when I view myself as one individual amongst seven billion others. What is the point in changing my behaviour if no one else does. It will be insignificant. Nothing will change. That is […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 8th June 2009 I’ve never been very good at doing what I’m told. I have this automatic response built into me that wants to do something different, to not conform. It’s not a conscious choice, I react before I get the chance to over ride it. This, I now know is […]
Mount Sinai, Egypt – 21st March 2010 I try and avoid physical confrontation, not for moral reasons or that I favour diplomacy but because I’m weak. I doubt I could fight my way out of a paper bag. I’ve never been in a fight, although I’ve been beaten up a couple of times. I’m pretty […]
Kauai, Hawaii – 29th January 2013 I feel vulnerable every time I step into the unknown, to make a decision to go in a direction I hadn’t planned for. The suffocating grasp of not being in control, not knowing what is around the corner let alone where in fact this path may take me. I […]
Luang Prabang, Laos – 20th July 2009 The ubiquitous morning commute, carried out in all weathers, often against one’s wishes, but necessary. A chore to endure. It doesn’t have to be. The time can be used to exercise, to read, to listen, to educate, to think, to watch. You can either embrace your surroundings and […]
Temple of Isis, Agilkia Island, Egypt – 14th March 2010 Despite not being a religious person there is something comforting about the sanctuary afforded by places of worship. A quiet place, often in grand surroundings, where you can collect your thoughts. They have been protected and maintained through hundreds if not thousands of years, the […]
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia – 19th December 2009 Most of the time I’m content being on my own, I like the space it allows. I like to think and to do that I need to remove the distractions. To remove the questioning of my thoughts before I have had time to analyse them thoroughly myself. […]
Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand – 11th November 2009 I had planned out with military precision my arrival into New Zealand. I knew exactly what I wanted and how I was going to do it. The three months prior I had been in Australia, two months of which I had lived alone in a […]
Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda – 1st March 2009 What a privilege to see, up close and personal, such a majestic animal as the Mountain Gorilla, can, in hindsight, also produce feelings of doubt and concern by the effect of my presence. The Mountain Gorilla is listed as critically endangered by the World Wildlife Fund. That is […]
Saigon, Vietnam – 30th June 2009 I know it’s official name is now Ho Chi Minh City but Saigon is so much more evocative and anyway, the locals call it Saigon and that’ll do for me. I don’t like to be in a rush, it stresses me out. It’s why I look to plan things and […]