I’ve been gone from steemit for a while - a combination of work, health and other issues. Hopefully I’ll get back to posting regularly again not too far down the line. I can’t resist sharing this photo

Pulau Ketam, known as Crab Island in English, is roughly a 40-minute fast boat ride through mangrove covered islands, from Port Klang, which in turn is about a 40-minute drive from central Kuala Lumpur.

This is my entry for @jayna's Fifty-word story prompt and contest. The prompt is 'bark'. This is my first time entering a writing contest on steemit, so I would love any comments and feedback 😊 “OK Mr

Imagine a beautiful Malaysian hillside, covered with that mysterious deep green jungle. Perhaps you’ll picture a tea estate, miles of rolling hills and tea plants, and possibly some colonial style buildings,

Colourful and bustling Chinatown is one of my favourite areas in Kuala Lumpur. The streets and alleys are bursting at the seams with things to discover. I love wandering aimlessly around here. It's amazing

Have you ever visited a place that seemed detached from the real world? A place that seems so perfectly poised, so delicately hushed, that you almost hesitate to disturb the peace by stepping inside? For

We are made of tears This is one of the awesome pieces of art that I saw in an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur this past weekend. This piece is called Tears from the Sky by Tita Rubi. The beautiful construction

We waited silently, holding our breath. Around us the dense Bornean rainforest, one of the oldest in the world, lay dark and quiet. Suddenly, a rustling in the trees. Eyes swivelled towards where the noise

Where European cities have their beautifully manicured parks, Kuala Lumpur has wild jungle. There are several green areas within the city, some running to hundreds of hectares in size. This past weekend

Turning off bustling Jonker Walk in the heart of historic Melaka (or Malacca), the noise and crowds are quickly left behind. Just one block away, the street was deserted. It was hard to believe that we

Here is my entry for @claudiaz’s washing line photography contest. This was taken in Nepal while hiking near Bhadaure. I couldn’t resist this juxtaposition of the mundane washing against the spectacular

The Pushkar camel fair in Rajasthan, India is an epic spectacle. I felt like I'd gone back to biblical times. The huge swathe of the Thar desert where the fair is held, on the outskirts of the town of

The final stage of our trip to Patagonia and we were adventuring on the high seas. Well, not quite, but the Beagle Channel, where we were sailing, is the passage to Antarctica, so although we would not

I moved to Kuala Lumpur last year. One of my favourite things to do, when I feel like braving the humidity, is to discover the city on foot. Below you can follow me on a walk I took this past weekend.

The storm clouds gather I was sitting in a cafe today taking my time over my drink when I saw the storm clouds gathering over the roofs of the buildings in front. In a second I gulped down the rest of

Ushuaia, Argentina, the southern-most city in the world, known as the city at the end of the world, has an air of unreality about it. After the long journey down from Buenos Aires, in our case by plane,

Learn more about the #happy365steem initiative here and join us! Today was an indulgent day. I lay back while the hairdresser gently massaged essential oils into my scalp. The scent of mint, rosemary,

Learn more about the #happy365steem initiative here and join us! My friend lives thousands of miles from me. We’d been trying to talk since before Christmas but what with travel and family commitments

This was shot in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. I was sitting at a table on the pavement when this man came along pedalling his rickshaw, bathed in the yellow light from his bright umbrella. I just managed

Crampons strapped on, we prepared to begin the initial ascent. I could feel the chill from the huge mass of ice towering above me. My first step forwards and I felt the crampons crunch into the ice. Lifting