This is my entry for shadow hunters contest round 446. I don't often use my phone as a camera, a phone is for like phoning, right? but on this instance I couldn't be bothered getting my weapon out for

Come see some of the pretentious over the top constructions in Ashgabat, all snapped from the Big wheel complex, just scratching the surface as Ashgabat houses so many weird and wonderful structures, time

A visit to Älem medeni dynç alyş merkezi a cultural center in Ashgabat which was officially opened to the public on May 18, 2012 was hard work, stepping from an ice cold aircon mini bus into the breath

Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque, also known as the Gypjak Mosque, was Commissioned by Turkmenistan's first president, Saparmurat Niyazov, this architectural masterpiece was completed in 2004; It is currently the

Officially opened in October 2022 Tashkent Park is a leisure park in Ashgabat, it was created to celebrate the friendship between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ashgabat and Tashkent are twinned cities,

A snap of the The Oguzkent Hotel in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, whilst I was taking a leisurely energy sapping stroll when the temperature was just under 100°F. It is a 5-star hotel with 283 luxurious rooms

A throw back to Soviet times, a permanent "state circus" virtually identical to ones I saw on my travels in and Baku and Bishkek. Looking like landed flying saucers wonderful examples of gorgeous

So a walk, 2 hours out 2 hrs back, just follow the lens, things I learnt. 40°centigrade at 11:00am is fucking hot No shade No bars No shops No one seems to walk in Ashgabat The marble white buildings don't

Turkmenistan, a difficult country to get into, a stand alone visit, as when I did the other 4 Stans, this was not an option, politics and all that. Getting a visa was a bugger, and worked out quite expensive

Built and consecrated in 1872 on a gentle rise on the banks of the River dee, Overton, Wrexham, with views across open farmland and the distant Berwyn Hills, a quiet peaceful place to live through eternal

A 2025 sixteen day trip an enjoyable trip through the Baltics, but it was fucking cold, wet and I was stuck with people who I am glad I shall never meet agin ever. Weather I can deal with wankers I can't.

So it was beer o'clock, which in all honesty can be anytime! I need refreshment, alas the bar didn't open until 5pm, so it was a case of hanging around on a street corner for awhile...(im)patiently! Promised

Amongst the Tombs The Panteón de San Fernando is one of the oldest preserved graveyards in CDMX. It opened its gates in 1832 and stopped accepting guests in 1872 Although the grim reaper has no preference

What to say about this place. Magnificent views, though that is of no use to the residents. A bit of a bugger to get to, its on a hill outside of the town, hell of a walk. A wall to climb as the gates

Isn't that what a tasty traveller as opposed to a tacky tourist does? Learn stuff? One is never too old to immerse oneself in subjects of passion (yeah yeah that too, stop tittering and just behave at

The church was built in the 13th century, reconstructed in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the Soviet times the church was was confiscated from the Jesuit order and closed down and severely damaged, stripped

Some fantastic art on the streets of the Republic of Uzopio Lithuania. The Republic has its own written constitution, whilst you admire the wonderful paint on walls here are a few of the 38 articles of

Welcome to the Republic of Užupis, a self-proclaimed, bohemian "republic" within Vilnius. What started on April Fool's day in 1997 by a group of artists as an elaborate joke, is still on going

​Today, I left everything behind and went to the cemetery to tend the graves. Here, in this small patch of land, one can clearly feel the "parallel realities" where the past, present, and future

Soak up the atmosphere as you wind your way up the hill, through an avenue of huge and architecturally magnificent crosses as well as spying smaller more discreet bits and pieces of religious paraphernalia.