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My Worldwide Travel Diary: Europe to Africa, Asia, USA, India... etc.

By "popular demand" (well it was a suggestion by the wonderful and prolific lensmaster JaguarJulie) here is a chronological index of my rather extensive world travels: After a very slow start at the age of about twenty, when I first ventured away from the little cluster of islands on which I live (Great Britain) I have never looked back and have tried to go on "The Holiday of a Lifetime" at least twice a year: Africa, Asia, The Americas, Europe... My job as a travelling consultant physicist (and semi-professional wildlife photographer) also took me to some interesting places...

Table of Contents: My Travel Diary (So Far)

  1. The 1980s: Just Getting Started
  2. The 1980s: France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Holland, Turkey...
  3. Europe: Travel Highlights
  4. European Photos
  5. 1990 to 1993: Egypt, France, USA, Thailand, Sweden, Eastern Europe...
  6. Egypt Photos
  7. The Mid 1990s: Eastern Europe, USA, Cyprus...
  8. 1994 to 1996: Eastern Europe, USA, Cyprus, Italy Tunisia
  9. The Late 1990s
  10. The Late 1990s: Africa, Eastern Europe, Scotland, Indonesia...
  11. Featured Lensmaster: JaguarJulie (and Me)
  12. 2000 to 2002: Mexico, Italy, Cuba, Africa, Scotland
  13. 2000 to 2002: Mexico, Russia, Australia...
  14. 2002 to 2004: India, Wales
  15. My Photo Galleries
  16. 2002 to 2004: India, Wales, Brazil
  17. 2005 to 2006: Potugal, Moscow, Canada, Egypt...
  18. 2007 to 2009: Gibraltar, USA, Estonia, Morocco, Tuscany, Poland...
  19. 2010 to 2012: The baby years
  20. Barcelona: La Sagrada Família (Gaudi Cathedral)
  21. My Zazzle Gallery
  22. Wildlife Photography Calendar
  23. Please Leave Some Feedback
  24. Some Related Articles
  25. Culture...

The 1980s: Just Getting Started

The "Inter-rail" (Europe)
Greece
Turkey

Mostly Europe

The 1980s: France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Holland, Turkey...

San Gimignano a beautiful village in Tuscany, Italy

  • 1987: "The Interrail": Travelling by train (and sleeping on trains) all over Europe on a cheap travel pass

  • 1987: "Oxford", England (Back to University)

  • 1988: "The Interrail" Again!

  • 1989: Greek Island Hopping: Sun, Sea and ... err. Snorkeling

  • 1989: Northampton, England: Mmmm Exciting

  • 1989: Istanbul, Turkey

    • Europe: Travel Highlights

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    Pisa, Italy 

    European Guidebooks

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    European Photos

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    1990 to 1993: Egypt, France, USA, Thailand, Sweden, Eastern Europe...

    1990 to 1993: Egypt, Sweden, Thailand...

    Giza, Cairo, Egypt, 1991 and 2006

  • 1991: Egypt

  • 1991: Bristol, UK

  • 1991: Paris, France

  • 1992: Thailand

  • 1993: Stockholm, Sweden (I lived and worked in Stockholm and travelled around Skandinavia from there)

  • 1993: Cornwall, England

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    Thailand

    Thailand 

    Egypt Photos

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    The Mid 1990s: Eastern Europe, USA, Cyprus...

    1994 to 1996: Eastern Europe, USA, Cyprus, Italy Tunisia

    My Midlife crisis (Ferrari 308) on tour in France: The Loire Valley and the Le Mans 24 Hour Race

  • 1994: Prague, Budapest, Pilsen

  • 1994: Moved to Kew Gardens in West London

  • 1994: California, USA (one of many trips. Working for a Silicon Valley company)

  • 1994: Cyprus

  • 1995: France

  • 1995: Spain

  • 1995: Glastonbury Festival

  • 1995: Le Mans 24 Hour Race in France

  • 1995: Working in India (and also managed a bit of travel)

  • 1996: Dundee, Scotland

  • 1996 (approx): Singapore and Malaysia

  • 1996: Stockholm

  • 1996: Italy

  • 1996: Tunisia, North Africa

    • Tunisian Guidebooks

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    Kew Gardens

    Kew Gardens, West London 

    London Photos

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    The Late 1990s

    The Late 1990s: Africa, Eastern Europe, Scotland, Indonesia...

    Chobe National Park and Okavango Delta in Botswana, Southern Africa, 1999

  • 1997: Cornwall, UK

  • 1997: USA

  • 1997: Indonesia: Komodo Dragons

  • 1997: Indonesia: Bali

  • 1997: Peru, The Inca Trail

  • 1998: Eastern Europe

  • 1999: Botswana, Southern Africa

  • 1999: Prague

  • 1999: Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia Southern Africa

  • 1999: Edinburgh, Scotland

    • Featured Lensmaster: JaguarJulie (and Me)

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    Komodo Dragons

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    African Articles: Chobe National Park and Okavango Delta om Botswana

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    2000 to 2002: Mexico, Italy, Cuba, Africa, Scotland

    2000 to 2002: Mexico, Russia, Australia...

    Palenque, Mexico

    Palenque, Mexico, 2000

  • 2000: Cornwall, UK

  • 2000: Pyramids of Mexico

  • 2000: Moscow, Russia

  • 2001: Venice, Italy

  • 2001: Australia: Sydney, Ayres Rock, Darwin, Kakadu

  • 2001: Cuba

  • 2002: Brussels, Belgium

  • 2002: Moscow

  • 2002: Namibia, Africa in a Jeep

  • 2002: Somerset in a Ferrari

  • 2002: Scotland in an AlfaRomeo Spider

  • 2002: France in a Ferrari

  • 2002: Paris, France

  • 2002: Rome, Italy

    • Mexico, Namibia etc.

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    2002 to 2004: India, Wales

    My Photo Galleries

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    2002 to 2004: India, Wales, Brazil

    Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 2004

  • 2003: Bath, UK

  • 2003: Switzerland

  • 2003: Italy

  • 2003: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • 2003: Iguacu Waterfalls, Brazil and Argentina

  • 2003: Amazon River and Jungle, Brazil

  • 2003: Salvador Carnival City, Brazil

  • 2003:Amsterdam

  • 2004: Twickenham and St Margarets, London

  • 2004: Wales

  • 2004: New Forest, South England

  • 2004: Isle of Wight, South England

  • 2004: Italian Lakes

  • 2004: Paris

  • 2004: Brighton, England

  • 2004: Rajasthan, India

    • Indian Travel

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    2005 to 2006: Potugal, Moscow, Canada, Egypt...

    Grizzly Bear, Vancouver, Canada, 2005

  • 2005: Lisbon, Portugal

  • 2005: France, Switzerland.. etc

  • 2005: Moscow

  • 2005: Canada

  • 2006: Egypt, North Africa

  • 2006: Cornwall, UK

  • 2006: Borneo, Malaysia

  • 2006: Florence

  • 2006: Portofino, Italy

  • 2006: Venice, Italy

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    2007 to 2009: Gibraltar, USA, Estonia, Morocco, Tuscany, Poland...

    Me in Gibraltar, 2007

  • 2007: Lake District, England

  • 2007: Italy (Living, briefly, back in Italy)

  • 2007: China

  • 2007: Gibraltar

  • 2008: USA

  • 2008: Tallinn, Estonia

  • 2008: Marrakech, Morocco

  • 2009: Moscow, Russia

  • 2009: Tuscany, Italy

  • 2009: Krakow, Poland

  • 2009: The West Country, England

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    2010 to 2012: The baby years

    After the birth of my first son

    The Louvre Paris France

    Travel has become more restricted, but every bit as fun, since the arrival of our son in 2010. More planning is required and self-catering apartments in one location, seem to be preferable to random hotels a day or two at a time...

  • 2010: Derbyshire, U.K.


  • 2010: Woodstock, U.K.


  • 2011: Hampshire, U.K.


  • 2011: Berkshire, U.K.


  • 2011: Nice, France


  • 2011: Oxford, U.K.


  • 2012: Paris, France


  • 2012: Barcelona, Spain

    • La Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Gaudi Cathedral

    Barcelona: La Sagrada Família (Gaudi Cathedral) 

    My Zazzle Gallery

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    Wildlife Photography Calendar

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    Please Leave Some Feedback

    • LaraineRose Feb 7, 2012 @ 5:59 pm | delete
      Stuck holding down the fort right now but when I am free I'll be following some of the routes you took here. I may be calling on you for some travel advice. (I hope you are not inundated with questions .. it could get hectic.) Blessings, friend.
    • Philippians468 Jun 14, 2011 @ 12:43 pm | delete
      wow you visited Pisa? i would love to go to Italy someday! cheers
    • The_Bard Mar 20, 2011 @ 7:36 pm | delete
      Well this is all very impressive Andy, but you haven't mentioned the Philippines and the 7,100 islands it encompasses. There are no direct flights from the UK, but I know that will not stop you. So I am inviting you to visit me in the Philippines. Experience the hospitality and bring your backback fully provisioned and camera gizmos. You'll need time and energy. You'll be in for a rocky ride. Are you up for it? Be prepared for the adventure of a lifetime.
    • AndyPo Mar 23, 2011 @ 4:54 am | delete
      Yes. Unfortunately I haven't yet been to the Philippines, but it is high on my list. I would love to come to visit you there some time soon. I'm certainly up for it. Perhaps we will meet in a pub in RIchmond some time sooner though.
    • The_Bard Mar 26, 2011 @ 6:34 pm | delete
      We sure will, and I'll bring the Fuji for you to cast your expert eye over. I think sometime in April is a fine time if you are free. Is it back to "The Lass of Richmond Hill"? Or maybe a pub on Kew Green? A very Georgian photogenic place.
    • AndyPo Mar 28, 2011 @ 8:27 am | delete
      Kew Green would be great. I haven't been there for a while and I'd love to have a play with the Fuji and catch up with your recent exploits too. I am around for most of April.
    • Margo_Arrowsmith Jan 19, 2011 @ 5:40 am | delete
      I especially love that first picture of you!
    • BarbRad Jan 5, 2010 @ 1:27 pm | delete
      Great pictures, but I wish you had labeled the unframed ones. When I want to read a non-financial lens by you, I know where to browse now. Looks like those links go to a lot of great lenses.
    • AndyPo Jan 6, 2010 @ 5:14 am | delete
      Thanks very much and good point about the missing labels. I have added labels to all of the big photos now.
    • bethd821 Jan 5, 2010 @ 12:55 pm | delete
      My offer to be your camera bearer still stands! Great travel lensography. I envy you. 5*
    • sandyspider Jan 5, 2010 @ 11:04 am | delete
      So fortunate for you to be able to travel to all these fastenating places.
    • OhMe Jan 5, 2010 @ 11:02 am | delete
      I am so glad that you made this fantastic lens of your travels. Amazing! Thank you and blessed!
    • EverythingMouse Dec 16, 2009 @ 10:24 am | delete
      What an amazing journey! Squid Angel Blessings to you for your excellent contribution to Squidoo.
    • tclough Dec 9, 2009 @ 6:15 am | delete
      You have had some amazing Travel adventures Andy. Thank you for sharing with us.
    • JaguarJulie Dec 8, 2009 @ 12:10 pm | delete
      Hey Andy! Wow, you are amazing! You know I think it would be really cool to be able to do a detailed, chronologically numbered Google map to show the travels in one place -- our friends Marty and Joy have a huge world map in their hope with different colored pins -- to show independent travels along with joint travels. This is great! And, you know what -- I think we've got a culture picture just like yours, well except it feature one of us! ;)
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