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Full bloom in Shinjuku Gyoen park - FINALLY!
Blossoms everywhere
Everyone's welcome
Kanazawa castle
Vibrant blossoms
Tokyo with the sakura blooming
Chasing cherry blossom in Japan is well worth it
Take a tour named Japan in Spring and it’s perfectly reasonable to expect to see cherry blossom … and lots of it. What I didn’t expect was the fervour that came with
Nalychevo National Park - Kamchatka
Travertine Creek Kamchatka
One of the many carnivores to be found in Kamchatka
Ex-military helicopter is the standard mode of transport
Valley of the Geysers
A Kamchatka brown bear
One of the many volcanoes in the UNESCO-listed area
I’m fortunate enough to have visited the land of fire and ice on a few occasions. It’s a destination that few people can pronounce and even fewer know where to find. Kamchatka
Victoria Memorial
Artisan making clay statues in Potters Lane
Flower market in Kolkata
Sunset over Hooghly River
Bath time by the Hooghly River
Waiting for the train
Waiting for the next ride
Kolkata is very loud and very busy and some parts (but not all) are dirty. It could be best described as chaotic, but its utterly fascinating and if opening your mind
Rhino out in the open grass
On safari in Kazaringa
Sunrise over Kazaringa National Park
Salient features of Kazaringa
Up close to one horned rhino
Early morning elephant safari
Sneaking up on a rhino
Hunting leopards in Kazaringa
Mother and baby rhino
The rays of the early morning sun bounced off the water drops on the giant elephant grass as our mahout steered his 37-year-old elephant on our 5.00am morning safari. The
Japanese geisha girl
Sado Island taiko drumming
Anyone for squid
Japanese shrine
Quaint wooden buildings
Taiko Centre for a hands-on drumming experience
Cherry blossoms in the spring
Spring in Japan
Blue Dot Travel clients learning to drum
Japanese girls in traditional dress
Bamboo forest in Japan
Sado Island, one of Japan’s smaller islands, is rarely visited by the European Tourist. In fact, it’s very difficult to find anyone – even in the hotels – who speak
Buddhist statue in ancient city of Polonnaruwa
Sigirya an ancient rock fortress
Warthogs on parade
Deliveroo Sri Lanka style
Elephant safari in Sri Lanka
Crocodile alert
Sigiriya fresco wall paintings
Leopard up a tree in Sri Lanka
Road side fruit stall
Sail away from Negombo Beach
Ceylon spotted deer
It’s no wonder that Lonely Planet recently named this island-nation the “hottest destination on the planet to visit”. And they weren’t talking about the weather! There are so many reasons
You may be lucky to see a tiger in Southern India
Bath time by the river
Enjoy House a boat experience on the tranquil backwaters of Kerala
Boatman with bamboo pole
Everyday life along the river
Kerala houseboat
Local transport on Kerala backwaters
Back waters of Kerala
The South of India around the Kerala Backwaters, could not be more of a contrast to the North. If your view of the North conjures up images of overcrowding, huge
Located in north-east India and bordering Myanmar (Burma), the state of Nagaland is one of the last frontiers of India and is home to sixteen major Naga tribes – the
Three Brothers rock
Valley of the Geysers
Native wildflowers
View from your helicopter
Cute ground squirrel
Brown bear looking for salmon
Fishing for salmon in Kamchatka
Brett hiking up Mutnovsky Volcano
Looking for wildlife
Not many people know where Kamchatka is. And not many people can pronounce it, let alone spell it. For the record… it’s a peninsular at the southern end of Siberia,