Laos P.D.R. – Mekong meanderings
cescabell2016-10-18T18:53:20+01:00“Life is a musical thing and you’re supposed to sing or dance along the way"
Slumdog Millionaire Movie Review
Basho2016-10-18T18:53:25+01:00Cesca and I sat in the heat of the Mumbai movie theatre around the corner from the Victoria Station – that defining landmark at the centre of the city – and waited for the film to start. All around us were packed in hundreds of the Mumbai crowd. I scanned their faces. The film was in English with no subtitles, other than those found in the international edition, so most of the audience were those more educated types who understand English very well. None-the-less, I was sure that all over the city a large variety of people packed in to cinemas and movie houses to see this film and its greatest star.
Malaysia: Melaka to Kuala Lumpur
Basho2016-10-18T18:53:26+01:00Our first port of call in Malaysia was the UNESCO town of Melaka, which is nestled on the west coast of the peninsula below Kuala lumpur. The journey from Singapore to the town was uneventful being mainly two good roads (the 1 and the 5), but I was feeling an increasingly vivid sense of excitement about truly getting into SEA and taking that first footsteps on our journey.
Singapore: Gateway to SE Asia
Basho2016-10-18T18:53:26+01:00The hottest cold One of the first things that hits you on arrival to Singapore airport is the intense cold. Litres of Icy cold air is blasted at you from almost all directions from a myriad of air-conditioning machines the size of skyscrapers and it is quite nice to get outside and experience a little heat for a while. Air-conditioning has been taken to new heights by the Singaporeans, indeed the entire Tube system is frosty cold conditioned, as is every single mall and many of the pavement steps surrounding them. To walk around Singapore is to be blasted by heat and cold at such extremes you wonder if you have wandered into a new form of torture.
Northland: Part Two
Basho2016-10-18T18:53:37+01:00Basho and Cesca meet Tane Mahuta - The God of the Forest
North to Cape Reinga
Basho2016-10-18T18:53:37+01:00We visit New Zealand's great beach - 90 miles of freedom!
Welcome to New Zealand
Basho2016-10-18T18:53:40+01:00New Zealand is a country Cesca and I have longed to visit for many years. Tales speak of this island and its seemingly unique people. That they are more friendly than the most sociable of Australian’s, more “outdoors-loving” than even Scottish highlanders and more into extreme sports than anyone outside Cirque-de-soleil! Moreover, all of the “Kiwis” I have met have been the most persuasive of ambassadors as they have a deep and abiding love of their country, a great love of sporting life and and all of them stand a pint.
The Ghan train, finding Franco and Adelaide
Basho2016-10-18T18:53:49+01:00A train ride to remember!
Uluru and The Outback
cescabell2016-10-18T18:53:55+01:00Beating about the bush! AKA: "A dingo stole my marshmallows!"
A Basho Film: Sydney Harbour!
Basho2021-03-29T11:14:04+01:00Thanks for all the fantastic feedback on the last Basho Film! Here is the latest, I present Sydney Harbour! http://www.youtube.com/v/4EZr9_RgwS8 [...]
A Basho Film: San Francisco!
Basho2021-03-29T11:14:47+01:00I finally found enough bandwidth to upload my first travel film; San Francisco! I hope you like it and all [...]
James’ Travel Packing
Basho2012-07-28T14:32:18+01:00What do you need for a year long adventure? Don’t ask me, it’s my first time! Nevertheless, I am taking [...]
Leaving on a Jet Plane – don’t know when I’ll be back again!
Basho2016-10-18T18:54:00+01:00The flat is empty - everything is in storage. I leave work tomorrow for good - can't wait! The bags [...]