This young coconut seller with a piercing gaze was not going to blink until I bought a lovely piece of coconut. So I did. We were passing through a small town in the southern part of Nepal, near the border to India, in 1990. Photos of the faces of people I come across in [...]
the calming gaze of a monk in a temple inside Angkor Thom, Cambodia. On a sticky hot day, it was very pleasant indeed to shelter under his roof and relax for a few minutes. Photos of the faces of people I come across in my travels take me right back to that time and place.
When I google “beautiful blue tile city” two names come up every time – The city of Esfahan in Iran, and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Sorry Google, you are wrong – the Blue Mosque is gorgeous but it’s no city! My feelings for Esfahan were short and sweet. The city did no wrong, I would [...]
Is there something in the water of the rift valley? – not only are the kids in Magara adorable but they all seem to have big cheeky personalities and the smiles to go with it. Photos of the faces of people I come across in my travels take me right back to that time and [...]