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London dweller with a penchant for the remoter destinations that the world has to offer. Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and always on the look out for an unusual tribal festival!
Hemis Gompa Festival, Ladakh Valley
The colourful flash of a Buddhist Summer festival, before the deep Winter snows return. View Post New Year’s Eve, Djibouti
New Year's resolutions are quickly found after the NYE party in Djibouti View Post Western Desert, Egypt
The other-worldliness of the stark White Desert and Black Desert, are one of Egypt's true hidden treasures. View Post Silk Road: Khiva, Uzbekistan
The last oasis before the brutal crossing of the Karakum desert into Persia, the ancient city of Khiva on the Silk Road flourished from … View Post Bull Jumping, Ethiopia
The bull jumping ceremony in the Hamer tribe, Ethiopia, is a coming of age ritual like no other. View Post Meroë Pyramids, Sudan
There are more pyramids in Sudan than there are in Egypt, yet there are infinitely less tourists visiting them. I went to take a … View Post Nagaland Stone Pulling Ceremony
The village turned out en masse, dressed in traditional tribal clothing, to play their part. A rare event, a ‘stone pulling’ ceremony occurs only … View Post Tiger Territory, India
The Indian tiger is an enigmatic beast; a casually confident, territorial predator. But, as it turns out, not the most territorial animal in India’… View Post Unravelling Khartoum
A bustling city rich in history, culture and mysticism, to explore Khartoum is to slowly unravel its treasures. View Post Fanico Fairy Tale
Many people in the travel industry try to sell you a fairy tale. Sometimes you sell it to yourself. Before travelling to Côte … View Post This is Ivory Coast – TIC!
There’s an explanation and an apology all wrapped up in the three words, “This is Africa,” often abbreviated to TIA for short. I … View Post 