How to buy a Moroccan carpet
There are two main ways to buy a Moroccan carpet. The first is to carefully mull. The second way it to have the vendor throw half a dozen down on the floor.
Luis de Santangel, the man who paid for America
The name Luis de Santangel is virtually unknown, but without him the United States of America wouldn't exist.
Pushkar Camel Fair
I’ve arrived mid-way through the Pushkar Camel Fair, only to find that there aren’t any camels, or at least not that many to speak of.
Ganesh Himal Museum, Chiang Mai
He may have an elephant’s head with a curved trunk and big ears, but Ganesh is the Lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles.
Luang Prabang, A Bicycle Made for Two
A young Chinese couple pass by on a bicycle, he on the front, pedalling, she on the pannier seat above the rear wheel. With one hand he steers the bike, with another he holds an umbrella over his head.
Fishes without the loaves, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Everyone who visits Thailand has their ‘this is Thailand’ moment, that moment when you realise that this could just never happen at home, wherever ‘home’ might be. Mine occurred at Wat Umong on Sunday 3rd February, 2014.