This is the view from the tallest twin towers in the world: Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur. The smog is actually smoke from the forest fires all the way over in Sumatra.
Indonesia - Malaysia - Indonesia August 10th 2005 From Lovina we headed south to Gunung Batur (Mt. Batur) and Lake Batur. The view of the mountain and the lake as we edged down the impossibly steep roads on the back of motorbikes was breathtaking. Before we arrived we had vague notions of a climb of Mount Batur and a more a well-formed conviction that would take a boat ride across the lake. Our Lonely Planet had pre-warned us about the persistant ... read more
Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Padangbai The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more
I'm a second year psychology student at the University of Leicester, UK. In 2003 I went on a Coral Cay marine conservation expedition to the Perhentian Isalnds, Malaysia. After the expedition finished I travelled up to Thailand and Laos and caught both the travel bug and thank to James (a fellow diver) a passion for photography. Both have stayed with me and in 2004 I spent a month in Cambodia and Vietnam with my friends Hazel and Ash (another man with a good eye for a photo). This year (2005) it's Indonesia for 2 months with Elaine (my girlfriend). Watch this space...... full info