Travel

Places I've been.

Places I've been, month by month. Every trip below is rebuilt from the GPS tracks of my own photos.

8
countries
37
cities & areas
13
trips

2025

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Egypt

Cairo, Giza & Alexandria
Dec 2025

Straight on from Madinah into Egypt: five days built around the Giza plateau and the museums, plus one long day up the desert road to Alexandria and back.

Giza
Pyramids of GizaGreat SphinxKhafre's Mortuary TempleGrand Egyptian Museum
Cairo
Salah al-Din CitadelNational Military MuseumNational Museum of Egyptian CivilizationOld Cairo (Fustat)
Alexandria
Qaitbay CitadelBibliotheca AlexandrinaThe Corniche
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Saudi Arabia

Umrah: Makkah & Madinah
Nov – Dec 2025

Two weeks for Umrah. In through Jeddah, then the long stretch in Makkah beside the Haram, and finally Madinah before flying on to Cairo.

Makkah
Masjid al-HaramThe MatafJarwal
Madinah
Al-Masjid an-NabawiMasjid QubaMasjid al-QiblataynUhud and the Martyrs' Cemetery
Jeddah
North CornicheAl-Rahmah Mosque

2024

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Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur & Langkawi
Sep – Oct 2024

The last leg of a four-country Southeast Asia run: Kuala Lumpur first, then out to Langkawi for the beaches.

Kuala Lumpur
Bukit BintangKampung BaruPuduBatu Caves
Langkawi
Pantai CenangKuahKampung Kok
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Singapore

The city-state in one go
Sep 2024

A compact stop between Vietnam and Malaysia: the harbour, Changi and the neighbourhoods in between.

Singapore
HarbourFrontChangi VillageRochorTanjong PagarMarine Parade
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Vietnam

North to centre
Aug – Sep 2024

Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and the Sa Pa mountains in the north, then down to Da Nang, Hoi An and Ninh Binh.

Hanoi
Hoan Kiem
Sa Pa
Cat Cat village
Ha Long
Ninh Binh
Da Nang
Son Tra
Hoi An
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Thailand

Bangkok, Pattaya & Phuket
Jul – Aug 2024

The first leg of the Southeast Asia run: city, coast and islands, with a day out to Phi Phi.

Bangkok
Bang RakKhlong SanSamut Prakan
Pattaya
Phuket
PatongChalongPhi Phi day trip
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Maldives

Local islands & sandbanks
Apr 2024

Guraidhoo and Maafushi as the base, with Malé, Felidhoo and Hulhumalé around them. Mostly turquoise.

Guraidhoo
Maafushi
Malé
Felidhoo
Hulhumalé
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Bangladesh

Cox's Bazar with the family
Mar 2024

The world's longest natural sea beach, down the Marine Drive to Teknaf, with the extended family along.

Cox's Bazar
Teknaf

2023

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Bangladesh

Khulna, the Sundarbans & Kuakata
Oct 2023

A southern loop: Khulna as the base, into the Sundarbans mangroves at Karamjal, then on to Kuakata via Barisal.

Khulna
Sundarbans
Karamjal
Kuakata
Barisal
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Bangladesh

Sylhet, Sunamganj & Tanguar Haor
Jun 2023

Tea country and the haors, right under the Meghalaya hills. Half the photos geotagged themselves to India across the border.

Sylhet
Sunamganj
Tanguar Haor
Chhatak
Netrakona
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Bangladesh

Sajek & Khagrachari
Feb 2023

Up into the Chittagong Hill Tracts: cloud-level mornings in Sajek Valley.

Sajek Valley
Khagrachari
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Bangladesh

Saint Martin's, Cox's Bazar & Chattogram
Feb 2023

Out to the country's only coral island via Teknaf, with stops in Cox's Bazar and Chattogram on the way.

Saint Martin's Island
Cox's Bazar
Chattogram

2016

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Bangladesh

Chattogram with friends
Apr 2016

An early trip with friends, and the oldest travel album in the library.

Chattogram