When in Rome...

Chiang Mai Province, Thailand


We all had electric torches, but the guides on this trek insisted on reverting to stone age lighting technology when inside the caves.

Health and Safety gone mad II

Haikou, China. 2011


A scarecrow after an unfortunate roofing accident.

Health and Safety gone mad

Gokarna, India. 2010


If you're thinking this looks a bit dangerous, don't worry. The mum sits on the back.

Marketing

Kemer, Turkey. 2011

Worried that selling spuds doesn't fit your rock n' roll image? Try sitting ON the potatoes and smoking a fag. Concerned that your embroidery stall makes you look a bit gay? Sailor hat should solve that one.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 2006


These monks have only one set of clothes that's right for anything. The brolly is a shield either from burning tropical sun or torrential tropical rain, while the garish orange garments make it much safer crossing the road.

Fast food

Cairo/ Dahab, Egypt. 2009


Ramadan started today. For Muslims that means no more eating or drinking anything during daylight hours for a month. Bad times. But anyone who's still alive by the end of each sweltering day (I'm not at all sure I would be) can look forward to Iftah- 'breakfast'- a feast/ street party that starts at sunset and goes on into the early hours. Good times.