. . . Of course i have now moved on to the next location of this trip, as always... Nonetheless here are some highlights, by which i mean the occasions i felt required more advance photographic documentation, of my one week of family focused escapism... . I surprised myself by rising to my 6:30am [...]
. . . It's hard to think of much to write about a place you've visited 4 times in the last 5 years. As i sit by a resort beach-side bar, in an idyllic setting, occasionally looking up to check the view of pristine ocean complete with impossibly flat horizon isn't just a backdrop to [...]
. . . As it says above, this is the long-overdue final segment of my Malaysian journey (which ended over 2 months ago now). Being currently so detached from it, let's let the images do most of the talking... . First venture into the back-fields of Kodiang on the back of our pink [...]
. . . As classes re-commenced at the start of a new school week (a sunday) my photographic agenda switched from rice paddies and market stalls to whiteboards and worksheets... feeling a little left wanting, having had only two days to explore a relatively small vicinity of this new part of the world, [...]
. . . Back in London, attempting to smooth the transition and ease a case of withdrawal cushioned in a corner of 'The Timberyard' (one of the few genuinely welcoming coffee shops around Shoreditch) next to a strong, rusty americano. A comfort that has been missing from my routine the past 6 weeks. [...]
. . . Driving from the airport to the secluded north-west corner of Langkawi, it was clear that this was only a partly 'developed' tourist destination, which suits me just fine. The main island is made up of dense rainforest, green peaks, exotic wildlife, 5* resorts and white beaches… we would be staying [...]
. . . So came the time to see where my bother had been living the past 5 months, and to finally meet the people who had so warmly taken him into their community. Rural Kedah was a big contrast to where we had stayed previously on this trip. It is a northern [...]
. . . With no plans set until the next day, we had the evening free to scout out the best of Georgetown, Penang. The afternoon heat was still sweltering, the streets busy with life, thunderous rumbles from un-silenced bike motors drilling into our ears and accompanied by a constant waft of sweating [...]
. . . Inland to highlands we climb, with lush dense forest slopes to one side and misty views over valleys of wild green to the other… only to be greeted by a dominating abundance of plastic sheets and industrial machinery. It seems this stunning landscape and it's once untouched natural beauty has [...]
. . . So begins a month long journey through Malaysia. Venturing from bottom to top. tackling the bustling, multi-cultural metropolis that is Kuala Lumpur, winding up and around the rolling tea-plantations of the Highlands, discovering Penang's colonial intrigue, having a rainforest back-garden and sandy beach drive-way on the island of Langkawi… and [...]
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