Kinabatangan River, Malaysia

Dusk on the Kinabatangan River, the heavy golden light and hornbills, Malaysia

Borneo, Malaysia

Watching Green turtles laying eggs and leatherback hatchlings flip down the beach in Borneo, Malaysia

Heron Island, Australia

Turtles hatching from the sand just below me, with the entire beach to myself, Heron Island, Australia

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Carvings of Banteay Srei in Angkor Wat, Cambodia

The Killing Fields, Cambodia

Being shown around Toul Sleng Genocide museum by a man who's entire family had been tortured and killed there, then finding human remains newly revealed in the Killings Fields by the tropical rains, Cambodia

Halong Bay, Vietnam

Spending three days drifting around the islands of beautiful Halong Bay, Vietnam

Medieval Talinn, Estonia

The Hermitage, Russia

Wandering down Nevsky Prospket in Saint Petersburg and exploring the Hermitage, Russia.

Stonehenge, England

New York CIty, USA

First steps in the city that never sleeps, USA

Puget Sound, USA

Watching Orcas play in the Puget Sound off Seattle (an experience pleasurable enough to get me to move to Seattle), USA

Picnics in Canberra, Australia

Picnics by the lake in Canberra with Lydia, Australia

Prague Old Town

Prague Old Town and Castle, Czech Republic

Auschwitz, Poland

The intense sadness in the horrors people allowed to happen at Auschwitz and the strength with which they resisted at Oscar Schlinder's factory, Poland 

The Kremlin, Russia

The Kremlin, Red Square and St Basils Cathedral and disco bowling with drunk Russians in Moscow, Russia

Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia

Getting grimy on the Trans-Siberian Railway and clean with a banya in Lake Baikal, Siberia

The Mongolian Steppe

Riding across the Mongolian steppe on ponies, Mongolia

The Great Wall, China

Walking along the Great Wall, China

Melbourne, Australia

Cafes with friends in Melbourne, Australia

Stockholm in winter

Stockholm in winter, finding out that snow is colder than it looks and escaping the cold in the unexpectedly enjoyable Postal Museum, Sweden

Kata Tjuta, Australia

Sunset behind Kata Tjuta, Australia

Al Qasr, Eqypt

Al Qasr mud village, Egypt 

Luxor Temple, Egypt

Karnak and Luxor Temples, Egypt 

Red Sea, Egypt

Swimming with dolphins in the Red Sea, Egypt

Petra, Jordan

Hiking through Petra, Jordan

Aleppo souks, Syria

Having tea with merchants in the Aleppo souks, Syria

Palmyra, Syria

Palmyra and the Fakhredin al Maany Citadel, Syria

Cappadonia, Turkey

Climbing chimneys in the Goreme Valley and scrambling through the underground city of Kaymakli in Cappadonia, Turkey

Solar eclipse, Turkey

Seeing the eternal flames and experiencing a total eclipse of the sun, Turkey

Gallipoli, Turkey

The trenches of Gallipoli, where so many died, Turkey

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Having an epiphany about the non-universality of body language while having dinner and beer overlooking Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Victoria, Canada

Exploring Victoria on Canada Day and being taught about global warming by a sheep in the Royal Museum of British Colombia, Canada

Celestun, Mexico

The Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, the flamingos of Celestun and swimming in the cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico

Disneyland, USA

Butrint, Albania

Butrint and the Blue Eye, Albania

Vienna, Austria

Strolling through the romantic old town centre of Vienna, Austria

Proposal in Dubrovnik

Proposing to my dearest in Dubrovnik, Croatia

Vancouver, Canada

Cycling through Stanley Park and watching nesting Great Blue Herons, Canada

Fremont, USA

Living in Fremont, full of public art and alternative culture, in Seattle, USA

Alaska, USA

Watching whales and glaciers in the Inside Passage in Alaska, USA

The Grand Canyon, USA

The splendour of the Grand Canyon, USA

Paris, France

The streets of Paris, France

Wedding in Banff, Canada

Getting married in the Canadian Rockies, Canada

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Swimming with sea lions and the photographers paradise of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

St Kitts and Nevis

Racing back from Brimstone Fortress, St Kitts and Nevis

Puerto Rico, USA

Old San Juan, USA

Cascade Mountains, USA

Snow-shoeing in the Cascade Mountains outside Seattle, USA

Going out in Seattle, USA

Going out with friends in Seattle, USA

Lviv, Ukraine

Wandering the streets of Lviv and touring the University of Chernivsti in the Ukraine

Moldova

The (retrospective) thrill of our escape from Moldova

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The sadness of Anne Frank House and the pleasure of riding the canals of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bru na Boinne, Ireland

Exploring Bru na Boinne and the Giant's causeway with Luke and Shyla, Ireland and Northern Ireland

Friet Museum of Brugge, Belgium

The surprise of a fascinating tour in the Friet Museum of Brugge, Belgium

Election 2008, USA

Being part of the celebrations in Seattle when Obama won the 2008 elections, USA

Giant Sequoias, USA

The Giant Sequoias and Coastal Redwoods of California, USA

Hawai'i, USA

Swimming with sea turtles in Hawai'i, USA

Adelaide River, Australia

Experiencing the power of saltwater crocodiles in the Adelaide River, Australia

Kakadu, Australia

Aboriginal art and soaking in a waterhole after a hot hike through Kakadu, Australia

Daintree Rainforest, Australia

Seeing Cassowaries in the Daintree National Park, Australia

Scuba diving in Australia

Scuba diving with a weedy sea dragon off Adelaide and night diving on the Great Barrier Reef, with the orange glow of shrimp eyes and the predatory packs of Giant Travelli, Australia