Here is a list of all my travel writing, arranged in chronological order (or, strictly speaking, the order in which they should be read, which is not quite the same). Some articles appear more than once, which indicates that they cover more than one time period. It's a good way to see how the mind of a long-term traveller changes with time, and it's also interesting to see how my writing develops over the years. Compare the first few articles with the last few, and I hope you'll see a change for the better...
Australia
- Sydney ()
- Sydney to Melbourne ()
- An English View of Australia ()
- The Pig Hunt ()
- Lawbreaker ()
- Dock of the Bay ()
- Hobart ()
- Cygnet ()
- Bicheno ()
- Launceston ()
- George Town ()
- Launceston to Port Arthur ()
- Buying a Car ()
- Session Musicians ()
- Australian Greetings ()
- Great Ocean Road ()
- The Grampians ()
- Mt Gambier ()
- The Coorong ()
- Adelaide ()
- World's End ()
- Flinders Ranges ()
- Nullarbor Desert ()
- Esperance ()
- Albany ()
- Pemberton ()
- Cape Leeuwin ()
- Drop Bears ()
- Kalgoorlie ()
- Rottnest Island ()
- Perth ()
- The Baby Ward ()
- Drive-through Heaven ()
- Nambung (Pinnacles Desert) ()
- Top-up, Sir? ()
- Kalbarri ()
- Shark Bay ()
- Carnarvon ()
- Coral Bay ()
- Cape Range ()
- Nanutarra Roadhouse ()
- Karijini (Hammersley Range) ()
- Millstream-Chichester ()
- Cleaverville Beach ()
- Start of the Breakdown ()
- Pilbara Bushwalk ()
- Port Hedland ()
- Broome ()
- The Kimberley ()
- Kununurra ()
- Purnululu (Bungle Bungles) ()
- Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) ()
- Kakadu ()
- Darwin ()
- Litchfield ()
- Elsey ()
- Travelling Possessions ()
- Daly Waters ()
- Alice Springs ()
- MacDonnell Ranges (Western) ()
- MacDonnell Ranges (Eastern) ()
- Watarrka (King's Canyon) ()
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock) ()
- Coober Pedy ()
- Selling a Car ()
- Melbourne ()
New Zealand
- Rangitoto ()
- Auckland ()
- Finding Wheels ()
- Wellington ()
- Low Patch ()
- Down the Casino ()
- Dunedin ()
- Southern Scenic Route (East) ()
- Peel Forest ()
- Twizel ()
- Mt Cook ()
- A Glacial Christmas ()
- Lake Ponderings ()
- Kepler Track ()
- Bush Bastards ()
- Hollyford-Pyke Route ()
- Milford ()
- Southern Scenic Route (West) ()
- Queenstown ()
- Routeburn-Greenstone Track ()
- West Coast (South Island) ()
- Arthur's Pass ()
- Christchurch ()
- Nelson ()
- Catchpool Valley ()
- Taranaki ()
- Tongariro ()
- Taupo ()
- Mahia Beach ()
- Coromandel ()
- Northland ()
- Submarine Car ()
- Whangarei ()
- Kiwi Trivia ()
- Learning to Dive ()
French Polynesia
- Anatomy of a Yacht ()
- The Strange World of Sailing ()
- Sailing to French Polynesia ()
- Gambier Islands ()
- The Sociability of Yachties ()
- Cooking on Board ()
- Gambier Islands (Southeast) ()
- Rikitea Harbour ()
- Gambier Islands (Mangareva) ()
- Gambier Islands (East) ()
- Man vs Cyclone Kelly ()
- Amanu ()
- Amanu Street Scene ()
- Makemo ()
- Escape from the Yacht ()
- Bushwalking in Tahiti ()
- Tahiti ()
Australia
- Brisbane ()
- Feeling Old in Cairns ()
- Great Barrier Reef ()
- Cairns ()
- Hinchinbrook Island ()
- Townsville ()
- Magnetic Island ()
- Fraser Island ()
- Noosa ()
- Familiarity Breeds ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
Indonesia
- Kuta ()
- Balinese Public Transport ()
- Learning Bahasa Indonesia ()
- Curse of the 60-day Visa ()
- Ubud ()
- Types of Traveller ()
- Ampenan ()
- Gunung Rinjani ()
- How to Survive Indonesia ()
- Indonesian Peace and Quiet ()
- Sumbawa ()
- Labuanbajo ()
- Bajawa ()
- Indonesian Habits ()
- Moni ()
- Loneliness on the Road ()
- Maumere to Ujung Pandang ()
- Ujung Pandang ()
- Bada Valley ()
- Wild Mood Swings ()
- Togian Islands ()
- Poso ()
- A Torajan Funeral ()
- Unwell in Tana Toraja ()
- Rantepao ()
- The Torajan People ()
- Ujung Pandang to Surabaya ()
- Surabaya to Yogyakarta ()
- Borobudur ()
- Prambanan ()
- Yogyakarta ()
- McDonald's, Indonesian Style ()
- Dieng Plateau ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
Singapore
Malaysia
- Pre-Malaysian Apathy ()
- Malaysian Politics ()
- Melaka ()
- Kuala Lumpur ()
- Meeting the Orang Asli ()
- Rainforest Statistics ()
- Walking the Rainforest ()
- Taman Negara ()
- Cameron Highlands ()
- The Company of Travellers ()
- The Cavalier Roundhead ()
- Pulau Pangkor ()
- Georgetown ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
Thailand
- The Currency Crisis ()
- The Thai Language ()
- Hat Yai to Phuket ()
- Ko Samui ()
- Beach Bums of Thailand ()
- Bangkok ()
- Chiang Mai ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
India
- Thoughts Before Arriving ()
- Calcutta ()
- Konark ()
- Hinduism and Indian History ()
- Travellers in India ()
- Puri ()
- Religious Tolerance ()
- Golconda ()
- Hyderabad ()
- Hyderabadi Conversations ()
- The Indian Film Industry ()
- Music on the Brain ()
- Buying Music in India ()
- Chennai ()
- Slowing Down ()
- Mamallapuram ()
- Pondicherry ()
- I'll Have a Limca, Please ()
- Thanjavur ()
- Trichy ()
- Travellers' Opinions of India ()
- Kodaikanal ()
- The Sound of Indian Politics ()
- Madurai ()
- Kollam to Alappuzha ()
- James Bond in India ()
- Kochi ()
- Mysore ()
- Reflections in Bangalore ()
- Bangalore ()
- The Post Office ()
- Kama Sutra ()
- The Holi Festival ()
- Hampi ()
- Bijapur ()
- Ellora ()
- Daultabad ()
- Aurangabad ()
- Ajanta ()
- Cricket and India ()
- Mandu ()
- Sanchi ()
- Bhopal ()
- Thoughts After Three Months ()
Nepal
- Annapurna Circuit ()
- Annapurna Circuit: Stage 1 ()
- Annapurna Circuit: Stage 2 ()
- Pokhara ()
- Floundering in Kathmandu ()
- Kathmandu ()
- Death in the Afternoon ()
- Janakpur ()
India
- The Toy Train ()
- Darjeeling ()
- The Power of Authority ()
- Death of the Ganges ()
- Varanasi ()
- Death on the Platform ()
- Air Coolers ()
- Gwalior ()
- Agra ()
- Fatehpur Sikri ()
- Service Station Hell ()
- Jaipur ()
- Pushkar ()
- Udaipur ()
- Louis Armstrong ()
- Alang ()
- Bhavnagar ()
- Palitana ()
- Diu ()
- Lies, Damned Lies ()
- Indian Television ()
- Mt Abu ()
- Hindi Pop ()
- Jodhpur ()
- Yogi and Babaji ()
- Camel, One Previous Owner ()
- The Thar Desert ()
- Jaisalmer ()
- Pigs Over Jaisalmer ()
- Bikaner ()
- Nuclear Testing ()
- Surviving India ()
- Schrödinger's Cat ()
- Amritsar ()
- Dharamsala ()
- The Dogs of Bhagsu ()
- Delhi ()
Morocco
- Arriving in Morocco ()
- Marrakech ()
- Car Rental Scam ()
- Rock Men of the Hammada ()
- Aït Benhaddou ()
- Morocco, German-style ()
- Drâa Valley ()
- The Hammada ()
- Merzouga ()
- The Sahara by Camel ()
- Driving in a Sandstorm ()
- Space Invaders ()
- Ouarzazate ()
- Desert Food ()
Senegal
- Dakar ()
- Île de Gorée ()
- Homesickness ()
- Senegal v Nigeria ()
- Unstable Continent ()
- St-Louis ()
- The Language Barrier ()
- Toubab Dialao ()
- Senegalese Transport ()
- Joal-Fadiout ()
- Palmarin ()
- Djiffer ()
- Foundiougne ()
- Kaolack ()
- King of the Café ()
The Gambia
- Banjul ()
- Bumster Trouble ()
- Fajara ()
- Tendaba ()
- Kiang West ()
- Tendaba to Jangjang Bureh ()
- Travelling Cushion ()
- London Calling ()
- Jangjang Bureh ()
- One Pen, Gambian-style ()
- Blister Bug ()
- Basse Santa Su ()
- Basse Santa Su to Tambacounda ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
Senegal
Mali
- Tambacounda to Kayes ()
- Kayes ()
- Kayes to Bamako ()
- A Serious Loss ()
- Black Music ()
- Saturday Night at the Movies ()
- Bamako ()
- Mopti ()
- Mopti to Timbuktu ()
- Marmalade! ()
- Timbuktu ()
- The Waiting Game ()
- Down on the Upside ()
- Camel Trekking in Timbuktu ()
- Tuareg Tea ()
- Bloody Nora ()
- Timbuktu to Gao ()
- The Floating Market ()
- Gao ()
- Gao to Mopti ()
- Sahel Food ()
- Djenné ()
- The Best Laid Plans ()
- A Financial Perspective ()
- Remember Me? ()
- The Right Staff ()
- Dogon Country ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
Burkina Faso
Ghana
- The Struggle into Ghana ()
- Kumasi ()
- The Road to Jesus ()
- The Cedi Shuffle ()
- The Auditor-General ()
- Accra ()
- Kokrobite ()
- Turtle Wars ()
- Trucked Off ()
- A Change of Heart ()
- Rastafarian Christmas ()
- Kakum ()
- Down the Den ()
- Drink in a Bag ()
- Cape Coast ()
- Elmina ()
- The Prempeh Room ()
- Nzulezo ()
- Axim ()
- Busua ()
- Visiting Jimmy Moxon ()
- Pouring Petrol on the Flames ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
Cyprus
- Pafos ()
- Troodos ()
- Kakopetria ()
- Mt Olympos ()
- War Zone Accommodation ()
- Nicosia ()
- Agia Napa ()
- Larnaka ()
- Kourion ()
- Pissouri ()
- Polis ()
- Cypriot Architecture ()
- Place Names in Cyprus ()
- A Brief History of Cyprus ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
Cuba
- Heaving on a Jet Plane ()
- Havana ()
- Driving in Cuba ()
- Playa Girón ()
- Trinidad ()
- The Man in the Red Hat ()
- Camagüey ()
- Música de la Casa ()
- Cayo Santa María ()
- Remedios ()
- Santa Clara ()
- A Funny Sort of Socialism ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
India
- The High Commission ()
- Falling into Place ()
- Varkala ()
- Hippy Heaven ()
- The Shirt off My Back ()
- Lagging Behind ()
- Blowing the Budget ()
- Beer, What Beer? ()
- Cash Card Crisis ()
- The Beer Shop ()
- The Keralan Backwaters ()
- Kochi ()
- Munnar ()
- Periyar ()
- Ringing the Changes ()
- Kovalam ()
- Thoughts on Leaving ()
