Footloose Photos
Starting in Sydney; ending in Baku.
Contents of my bag. 10kg in total.
And so it begins... — Sydney, Australia.
Sydney Opera House. — Sydney, Australia.
The world's biggest rocking horse (that doesn't look like a horse and no longer rocks). — Adelaide, Australia.
Melbourne, Australia.
For the trainspotters out there. The oldest train station in Australia. — Melbourne, Australia.
"Welcome to the Melbourne Cricket Ground". How about welcome to my middle finger? — Melbourne, Australia.
Ridiculous looking tan lines due to my flip-flop only policy. — Adelaide, Australia.
A salt lake somewhere between Adelaide and Coober Pedy. — Adelaide, Australia.
Where I spent Christmas Eve & Day. — Coober Pedy, Australia.
I spent most of Christmas Day sitting on a milk crate looking at these turkeys, but never actually ate one. — Coober Pedy, Australia.
Ash and Aida, whose house I stayed at over Christmas. — Coober Pedy, Australia.
The waterless Todd River. — Alice Springs, Australia.
The sunsets in the outback look like something from another planet. — Alice Springs, Australia.
Awwwww... baby kangeroos are so cute. — Mataranka, Australia.
No swimming today. — Mataranka, Australia.
Thermal spring at Mataranka. Nice and relaxing - apart from all of the bat shit floating around in it. — Mataranka, Australia.
Where I stayed for two weeks. Less crappy inside than it looks from the outside. — Darwin, Australia.
Please let me on your boat. Pleaseeeeeeeee. — Darwin, Australia.
Hanging out at the harbour. Singing sea shanties and looking generally seaworthy didn't work. — Darwin, Australia.
The outback. — Western Australia.
Possibly the nicest city I've ever been to. — Perth, Australia.
The execution room at Fremantle Prison. 40+ people were hung at this very spot. — Fremantle, Australia.
MSC Uganda. The ship I travelled on. — Fremantle, Australia.
Containers being loaded on to the ship. — Fremantle, Australia.
My cabin onboard the MSC Uganda. — Indian Ocean.
The crew of the ship. German brains. Kiribatian brawn. — Indian Ocean.
Somewhere in the Indian Ocean.
Just in case we had to abandon ship in the middle of the night. — Indian Ocean.
Singapore has some of the best hotels in the world. And also this place, the Hawaii Hostel.
Land of shiny skyscrapers. — Singapore.
If you're going to build something, may as well give it a futuristic look. — Singapore.
Singapore Flyer & The Gardens By The Bay. — Singapore.
'Super Tree Grove' (normal trees need not apply.) — Singapore.
The highest indoor waterfall in the world (apparently). — Singapore.
Singapore has loads of shopping malls. Not one of them has a TK Maxx or a Matalan. — Singapore.
Chinatown. — in Singapore.
Eating braised pig trotter. Tasted like, hmmmm, pork. — Singapore.
Why ride underground when you can ride in the sky? Well, 20m above the ground anyway. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Petronas Towers. The tallest twin buildings in the world. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The market outside Masjid Jamek. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The 272 steps into Batu Caves and the largest Murugan (who?!) statue in the world. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A statue of a monkey or a monkey pretending to be a statue? — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
On a walking and eating tour of KL. I'd rather get wet than look like a div. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Street food. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ladies, you're taking the piss now. You can have the vote or your own train carriages, but not both. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Had to sign a form before going up this (KL Tower) saying that I wouldn't base jump off it. What a waste of a sheet of paper. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The view of KL from the top of KL Tower. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Don't drink the tap water. — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The high street in Georgetown. No Tesco Express. No McDonalds. — Penang, Malaysia.
Street art in Penang. Bruce Lee 1 Cat 0. — Penang, Malaysia.
Street art. — Penang, Malaysia.
Everyone likes a few plants around the office but this is one too many. — Penang, Malaysia.
Everyone likes a few plants around the office but this is one too many. — Penang, Malaysia.
I found Google's secret headquarters. — Penang, Malaysia.
Malasysia into Thailand. — Dannok,Thailand.
Home for a few days in Ao Nang. Not as 'Grand' as the sign states. — Ao Nang, Thailand.
Like Jurassic Park but without the dinosaurs. — Ton Sai Beach, Krabi, Thailand.
So annoying when there's no toilet paper. — Railay Beach, Thailand.
Railay Beach, Thailand.
The Thongument. These flip-flops were abandoned by their owners. It breaks my heart. — Railay Beach.
Electricians in Thailand have my utmost sympathy. — in Patong, Thailand.
Rent a friend. — in Patong, Thailand.
My 'room' for 3 weeks. — Bangkok, Thailand.
In the Chinese Embassy. Looks orderly here, but behind me is chaos. — Bangkok, Thailand.
An anti-government protest. — Bangkok, Thailand.
Thailand has more Golden Buddhas than you can shake an incense stick at. — Bangkok, Thailand.
Red-Bull-fuelled tuk-tuk. — Bangkok, Thailand.
Bangkok is best dealt with by taking a valium in the morning and a viagra at night. — Bangkok, Thailand.
"So, today we'll be learning about the birds and bees..." — in Chachoengsao, Thailand.
Give me a fish and you'll feed me for a day. Give me a fishing net and I'll starve. — Maha Sarakham, Thailand.
Give me all your Sangsom or I'll blow your head off. — Maha Sarakham, Thailand.
Are people still really doing that Communism thing?! — Vientiane, Laos.
Not every room I stay in is crap. — Vientiane, Laos.
Lao's attempt at the Arc De Triomphe. 4/10. — Vientiane, Laos.
The millions of undetonated bombs that 'someone' dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War are still blowing people up today. — Vientiane, Laos.
The hazardous roads through mountainous northern Laos.
Town + River + Mountains = Photo For Facebook — Luang Prabang, Laos.
The mighty Mekong River. — Luang Prabang, Laos.
Kuang Si waterfalls. — Luang Prabang, Laos.
For anyone who played the original Grand Theft Auto. — Luang Prabang, Laos.
Rickety bamboo bridge over the Khan River. — Luang Prabang, Laos.
All aboard the (bumpy) sleeper bus. — Laos.
The Laos/China border. Ok, deep breath, here we go...
Started off by smashing bricks with his hand and then started wrapping metal rods around his neck. — Kunming, China.
China Rule No.731: Don't spit out of a bus window through the sunroof of a passing vehicle belonging to little ninjas. (Especially if there is a little ninja sitting behind you on the bus.)
— Kunming, China.
Words can't explain the feeling of panic when you're touching cloth and find this. — Kunming, China.
Train buds on the way from Kunming to Chengdu.
You know that rice you got from your local Chinese takeaway? It came from here. — China.
"Errrrrrrrrr…me no speak-e or read-e Chinese-e" — Chengdu, China.
Chairman Mao loved red but hates human rights. — Chengdu, China.
Born between 1976-1985? Yes. Height over 1.75m? Yes. Outstanding ability? Yes. Sense of responsibility? Sorry, no. — Chengdu, China.
Have a break...have some bamboo. At the Panda Breeding Centre. — Chengdu, China.
If you're going to spend 48 hours on a train, may as well go VIP. — Chengdu, China.
The north western side of China looks a lot like this.
Take the train through China and you get views like this. Almost makes it worth it.
Problem: terrorists keep blowing things up and stabbing people. Solution: get the tanks in. — Ürümqi, China.
The scrum outside the Kazakhstan Consulate. Hours of my life and a slice of my soul were lost here. — Ürümqi, China.
No, seriously, this is China. Well, it is since they invaded this region in the 1950s anyway. — Ürümqi, China.
24 hours on the sleeper bus from Urumqi to Almaty.
Snow? No one told me to expect snow. I'm woefully underprepared for this. — China.
A Kazakh-style service station.
Life on the road. — Kazakhstan.
Chimbulak. 3000+ metres up. Can almost touch the clouds. — Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Afternoon snooze. It's hard work going up mountains. — Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Zenkov Cathedral. Designed by an architect on acid. — Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Soviet-style building. Nice in a grey, concrete kind of way. — Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Dinner at the flat of the naked ex-Soviet officer I met at a sauna. — Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Almaty train station. Clocking up another 24 hour trip. — Kazakhstan.
A lot of Kazakhstan looks a lot like this.
The Bayterek Tower. One of many wacky buildings in the city paid for by oil money. — Astana, Kazakhstan.
The Khan Shatyr. The biggest tent in the world. — Astana, Kazakhstan.
Pyramid 2.0. Much better than those old ones in Egypt. — Astana, Kazakhstan.
A camel farm somewhere between Atyrau and Aktau. — Kazakhstan.
Stayed here for a couple hours before manning up and running off. — Aktau, Kazakhstan.
The ticket for the magical, mystery boat to Baku. — Aktau, Kazakhstan.
Crossing the Caspian Sea on the Professor Gul (with only six other passengers).
Sunset over the Caspian Sea.