Image of The Week: China – Out With The Old and In With The New
An image that shows the reshaping of the old China, for the up and coming Olympic Games. I had no real expectations of China, and was quite amazed when we arrived.
Image of The Week: Mongolia – It’s the Nothing That Makes it Something
The vast openness of the Mongolian Steppe is quite a site. This is a harsh, but very beautiful country, and the nomadic lifestyle of those who live on the Steppe has to be admired.
Image of The Week: Vietnam – Old Lady of Hoi An – The Face of Time
Whilst walking the streets of Hoi An, I sat down in the shade and this very old lady approached me. To me, her face was a time line of Vietnam’s last century, and showed her hard and strugling life.
Image of The Week: Vietnam – Mekong Delta Balance and Paddle
An image captured during our time in Vietnam back in 2006. I spotted this woman paddling her dugout close to the rivers edge, in the Mekong Delta region in the counties south.
Image of The Week: Cambodia – Angkor Wat Tomahawk Man
An image captured at the entrance to Cambodia’s UNESCO World Heritage listed Angkor Wat complex. I spotted this man with a Cambodian style day pack as he left the temple.
Image of The Week: Malaysia – Petronas Towers Pointing Skyward
An image of the mighty Petronas Twin Towers, in the modern city of Kuala Lumpur. These towers were for a very short time the tallest building in the world.
How Secure is Your Hotel Room Safe
A short post with a video taken at a hotel in Sandakan (Borneo), showing just how little security your hotel room safe will sometimes provide.
Image of The Week: Vietnam – Girl and The Motion Blur Bike
An image I captured in the UNESCO listed old town of Hoi An, on Vietnam’s central coast. The town of Hoi An is extremely photogenic and I could not put my camera away.
Image of The Week: Cambodia – Paddling Boy of Chong Kneas
An image of a young boy paddling his way through the floating village of Chong Kneas. The village is only a short 20 minute moto ride from Siem Reap, and well worth the visit if you need a break from the temples of Angkor.
Image of The Week: Cambodia – Royal Palace Cart Man
An image of a man pulling a cart, taken in front of Cambodia’s Royal Palace in the countries capital of Phnom Phen. The fresh yellow paint was beaming, as the morning light bounced off it.
Image of The Week: Pakistan – Lord of War (AK47 – Gun Dealer)
The Federally Administered Tribal Area’s of Pakistan can only be described as the wild west. Guns, Guns and more Guns. This image was taken in Sakhakot in 1996, after we obtained permits to visit the area.
Island Peak – A Self Organised Climb of Nepals Popular Trekking Peak
Have you ever considered the prospect of climbing a peak in the Himalaya? Nepal’s 33 trekking peaks are well within your grasp, and with a little effort you can organise your own expedition, at a very reasonable cost.
Image of The Week: Borneo – Orangutan of Sepilok
This weeks image was taken at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation centre. Orangutans are exclusively found in Asia, and are the most intelligent species of all the worlds primates, and are also critically endangered.
Image of The Week: Mongolia – Colorful Religious Stone Ovoo
Whilst heading out on our four day adventure on the Mongolian Steppe, we passed this very colourful religious Ovoo on the side of the road. I had to stop and get a photo of it, as it was one of the largest we saw,
A Perfect Travel Moment. Have You Ever Reached the Traveling Nirvana?
Have you ever had a perfect travel moment. A time and place where everything just seemed right, a travelling nirvana. This is a short story about a time in my life where I was in such a moment, in India, back in 1996.
Image of The Week: Hong Kong – Now That’s a Light Show
The Symphony of Light show that takes place nightly in Hong Kong is truly spectacular. Many of the buildings across this amazing skyline are illuminated, and on some nights if your lucky there will be fireworks.
Image of The Week: Vietnam – Paddle in Sync (Old Town Hoi An)
It was close to dusk and I was walking along the water’s edge, camera in hand, when I caught a glimpse of these two men paddling completely in synchronicity with one another. The image was captured in Vietnam in 2006.
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Jason has traveled the world extensively during the last 20 years, with overland journeys on six continents and across over 90 countries.
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