Recent updates:  Iraq, African Horn, Middle East journeys, Maldives, Shetland Islands,  Orkney Islands, into the Transkei, trekking in the Alps

Latest travels: Somalia (2018), Palestine (2018), Zanzibar (2018), Saudi Arabia (2018), Maldives (2019), Shetland & Orkney Islands (2019),  Iraq (2019), São Tomé & Principe, (2020) 

Going next: Saudi Arabia, Haute Route trekking in Swiss Alps, Expedition into the Sahara, Algeria