8 months sabbatical from the Arctic Circle in Russia to Australia and places in between.
| August 13th 2009 | A travel manifesto of sorts | North America » United States » Connecticut » Stamford |
| August 15th 2009 | Polar bear sighting in Murmansk | Europe » Russia » Northwest » Kola Peninsula » Murmansk |
| August 15th 2009 | 200km on a Russian train | Europe » Russia » Northwest » Kola Peninsula » Murmansk |
| August 22nd 2009 | Walking, walking and more walking in St Petersburg | Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg |
| August 29th 2009 | Eluding James Bond in Peterhof | Europe » Russia » Northwest » Peterhof |
| August 29th 2009 | A cooking lesson in Suzdal | Europe » Russia » Centre » Suzdal |
| September 4th 2009 | Hanging with Lenin and McLovin in Moscow | Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow |
| September 4th 2009 | Anna Karenina, a bottle of Vodka and the Trans Siberian Railway | Europe » Russia » Siberia » Krasnoyarsk |
| September 6th 2009 | Swimming with two cute German girls in Siberia | Europe » Russia » Siberia » Lake Baikal |
| September 11th 2009 | Traffic jams, eating horse and dinosaurs in Ulaanbaatar | Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar |
| September 12th 2009 | Horse riding, archery and one magic night in Mongolia | Asia » Mongolia |
| September 13th 2009 | Eating Chili Dogs in Beijing | Asia » China » Beijing |
| September 13th 2009 | Anna Karenina and a lack of Uno on the Train to Lhasa | Asia » China » Tibet |
| September 20th 2009 | Buying a rug in Lhasa | Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa |
| September 20th 2009 | Picking a fight with a monk in Gyantse | Asia » China » Tibet » Gyantse |
| September 22nd 2009 | Will the real Penchen Lama stand up in Shigatse? | Asia » China » Tibet » Shigatse |
| September 23rd 2009 | Laying in a haystack in Sakya | Asia » China » Tibet |
| September 24th 2009 | Fulfilling a life dream at Mount Everest | Asia » China » Tibet » Everest |
| September 27th 2009 | A batless Bat Cave in Pokhara | Asia » Nepal » Pokhara |
| October 2nd 2009 | Happy Dashain 2066 from Kathmandu | Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu |
| October 4th 2009 | Shhh, were hunting wabbits ... er Rhinos ... at Chitwan National Park | Asia » Nepal » Chitwan |
| October 9th 2009 | My first rickshaw ride in Lumbini | Asia » Nepal » Lumbini |
| October 10th 2009 | Playing postman in Varanasi | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi |
| October 10th 2009 | Butterfly Lassis in Orchha | Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Orchha |
| October 15th 2009 | Perfection in Agra | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra |
| October 16th 2009 | My Kingdom for a Signpost in Shimla | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Shimla |
| October 23rd 2009 | Amritsar, Land of the Beard | Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar |
| October 24th 2009 | Happy Diwali from Delhi | Asia » India » National Capital Territory » Delhi |
| October 24th 2009 | A night under the stars in Jaisalmer | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer |
| October 25th 2009 | A bowl of peas in Jodhpur | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur |
| October 25th 2009 | Temple porn in Ranakpur | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Ranakpur |
| November 2nd 2009 | In the footsteps of James Bond in Udaipur | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Udaipur |
| November 17th 2009 | Camel ice cream in Pushkar | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
| November 17th 2009 | Observing the heavens in Jaipur | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur |
| November 18th 2009 | Where are the birds in Bharatpur? | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bharatpur |
| November 18th 2009 | Revisiting perfection in Agra | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra |
| November 19th 2009 | A symphony of horns in Varanasi | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi |
| November 24th 2009 | 11 days in paradise on Havelock Island | Asia » India » Andaman & Nicobar Islands » Havelock Island |
| November 24th 2009 | Back on the mainland in Kochi | Asia » India » Kerala » Kochi |
| November 24th 2009 | Rats, Scorpions, Spiders and Leeches in Periyar National Park | Asia » India » Kerala » Periyar National Park |
| November 24th 2009 | A taste of England in the Kerela Backwaters | Asia » India » Kerala » Alleppey |
| December 4th 2009 | The most colorful temple in the world in Madurai | Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Madurai |
| December 5th 2009 | Filet avec buerre du moutarde et pomme frites in Pondicherry | Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Pondicherry |
| December 6th 2009 | Backyard cricket at an orphanage in Mamallapuram | Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mamallapuram |
| December 7th 2009 | Temples, markets and a palace in Mysore | Asia » India » Karnataka » Mysore |
| December 8th 2009 | Highway Safari in Mudumalai | Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Massinaguddi |
| December 9th 2009 | Golfing in Snooty Ooty | Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Ooty |
| December 13th 2009 | Awards night in Kochi | Asia » India » Kerala » Kochi |
| December 22nd 2009 | Avoiding culture shock in Kuala Lumpur | Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur |
| December 25th 2009 | Merry Christmas from Karratha | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Karratha |
| January 8th 2010 | Happy New Year 2553 from Ko Tao | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Tao |
| January 11th 2010 | In search of One Eyed Willie's treasure in Khao Sok National Park | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Khao Sok NP |
| January 21st 2010 | Kayaking, take two, in Krabi | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Krabi |
| January 22nd 2010 | What Wat is wot in Ayuthaya? | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayuthaya |
| January 24th 2010 | Bangkok, Part 1 - Toe sucking fish | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
| January 26th 2010 | Down South with the family in Dunsborough | Oceania |
| January 29th 2010 | 100th birthday party in Perth | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth |
| February 3rd 2010 | I like Candi in Yogyakarta | Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta |
| February 5th 2010 | Bangkok, Part Deux - Lots of Buddhas | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
| February 6th 2010 | Cooking up a storm in Chiang Mai | Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai |
| February 7th 2010 | Is this Narnia or Wat Rong Khun? | Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai |
| February 9th 2010 | On a slow boat down the Mekong in Laos | Asia » Laos » West » Pakbeng |
| February 12th 2010 | Silkworm poo tea in Luang Prabang | Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang |
| February 13th 2010 | Endless Family Guy re-runs in Vang Vieng | Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng |
| February 16th 2010 | Sunset over the Mekong in Vientiane | Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane |
| February 18th 2010 | Right out of a period piece in Halong Bay | Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay |
| February 20th 2010 | Completing the holy trinity of dead Communists in Hanoi | Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi |
| February 24th 2010 | Huda Beer? You da beer! in Hue | Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Hué |
| February 25th 2010 | Foodie heaven in Hoi An | Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Hoi An |
| February 27th 2010 | Mud baths and Nudibranches in Nha Trang | Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Nha Trang |
| March 2nd 2010 | Doing the snake whiskey in Saigon | Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City |
| March 4th 2010 | On the broken bones of my fellow man in Phnom Penh | Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh |
| March 5th 2010 | The people of Tonle Sap Lake | Asia » Cambodia » North » Tonlé Sap |
| March 21st 2010 | Praying for Mojo in Angkor | Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor |
| March 24th 2010 | Writing a cookbook in Battambang | Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang |
| March 26th 2010 | A mountain of gold in Yangon | Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon |
| March 29th 2010 | King for an hour in Kyaiktiyo | Asia » Burma |
| March 31st 2010 | A badly reconstructed palace and a really big snake in Bago | Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Bago |
