p.t. | photography

In March of that fateful year 2020, I was about to board a ferry from Bergen in Norway to Denmark but it was cancelled as the world came to a grinding halt. I was keen to complete what didn't happen in 2020, despite the relatively high cost of travel here, worsened by a very weak Australian dollar. Arriving in Copenhagen I realised the peak tourism season hadn't quite ended, nor am I sure it ever does anymore in such places. I had opted for Odense as my base in Denmark over

I generally don't like to travel/ move around in Western Europe in the summer months: the crowds, the heat, the prices, and the long days of light that aren't great for photography. So I based myself in Maastricht (The Netherlands) for a necessary recharge of my battery (body). Ironically, what ended up re-energising me more than anything I've done for a long time, was to buy a questionable used bike (€80), adding some panniers (€14 each, top quality stuff from the budget sh

In order to renew my visa for China, I took a brief side trip to the city of Busan in South Korea (Republic of Korea). Busan is a city on South Korea's southern coast. It's an important shipping port, has some of the country's nicest beaches and an awesome fish market (Jagalchi) that is excellent for street photography, especially in 'poor' (moody) weather. Note the fish mongers aren't always that open to being photographed, be aware. However, I spent a good 5-6 hours wanderi

It's fair to say that photographically, China has no end of possibility. It spans all climatic zones, from harsh deserts to sub-tropical forests, rugged high altitude mountains, 14,000km of coastline, and temperatures ranging from the deepest freeze to sweltering humidity. And then there's the human aspect, a huge range of ethnicities and associated clothing, traditions, customs and food, from the 'poorest' remote rural subsistence farmer to the high-flying city dwelling tech

A week in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is known as one of the best cities in the world for street photography and for this reason I've been...

The people of Vietnam, as a I experienced it, are very hospitable and friendly. They also appear to be very hard working (especially the...

After a few months in Japan, I had agreed to meet a friend and his partner for around 3 weeks in Vietnam, another new country for me. He...

Onomichi Arriving by plane from Sapporo at Hiroshima Airport on a rainy night with a bad cold and one deaf air (a painful descent it was...

Asahikawa Having decided to skip Sapporo for now, I opted next for Hokkaido's second largest city and the place where Japan's coldest...

Hakodate Arriving in Hakodate, stepping off the ferry, I was greeted by that same 50-60kmh wind (gale) that battered the ferry across the...

Aomori The snowiest city in the world. An average of over 600cm of snow falls here per year, yes that's 6 metres. It's truly a sight to...

Hirosaki Although I had bought a ticket on the scenic ('joyful' in Japanese) train from Akita through to Aomori, I decided to get out one...

Akita is another relatively large city, on Japan's north west coast. It's known for the Akita breed of dog... I only stayed here briefly...

Against all standard itineraries I had decided to go north from Tokyo, with the plan to eventually arrive in Hokkaido just after the...

The Tokyo rail / metro system is gigantic, yet runs like clockwork, is very clean, quiet and basically just incredibly impressive....

For 2025 I am taking some (much needed) leave, of an extended variety. Japan was the first destination, a country I've never visited....

After a few years of essentially solid Monday to Friday 9-5 work, an escape was necessary. The chosen spot was Yamba, a town I came...

In an attempt to reinvigorate my blogspace (are blogs still a thing? oh well who cares), posting some random photos taken during a short...

Fact: it's impossible to stop Europeans enjoying their summer holidays. By July, many countries within the EU had re-opened to European...

Enter June and the weather continues to get pleasant, the birds really are making themselves heard and my bike rides continue without...