Buzkashi is said to be the game which polo originated from. Like polo it is played on horseback. Unlike polo it is an individual game and played with a decapitated… PHOTO ESSAY: Buzkashi Drama, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
To a visitor the view of Mount Ararat from Armenia, which dominates the horizon of capital Yerevan, adds to the grandeur of the city, for some it is associated with the belief that… WEEKLY PHOTO: Mount Ararat from Armenia
Travelling through Tajikistan to Afghanistan this summer whilst leading an expedition for Secret Compass, our journey was halted on the second day when landslides destroyed the road. There was no alternative… WEEKLY PHOTO: Girl and pup, Tajikistan
The northern border of Georgia is a jagged crest of snowy mountains, dividing it from southern Russia. Travel in the Caucasus mountains, which rise to over 5000 m, give a dramatic… WEEKLY PHOTO: Travel in the Caucasus mountains, Georgia
In remote western China, where from the edge of the Taklamakan desert mountains come into view on the horizon, lies the trading town of Kashgar. The Kashgar livestock market is famed and was a… WEEKLY PHOTO: Kashgar livestock market, Xinjiang, China
This photo was taken in central Azerbaijan, a small country in the southern Caucasus, bordering the Caspian Sea, Russia, Iran as well as the other south Caucasus countries of… WEEKLY PHOTO: Lenin on the scrap heap, Azerbaijan
As the reports of the earthquake in Nepal started to trickle through the media a week last Saturday, I knew there would be terrible loss. Crowded, chaotic Kathmandu with… WEEKLY PHOTO: Langtang memories, Nepal
Over New Year there were a few short days when the highest hills in Snowdonia turned white with snow. Armed with crampons and an ice axe I headed out to enjoy the… WEEKLY PHOTO: Last light on Snowdon, North Wales
In 2011 I travelled to the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan. We had planned a mountaineering expedition. As with any sort of adventure travel we had an adventure! Travelling by car (a… WEEKLY PHOTO: River crossing, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
Travelling around Mid Wales last month for work I was blown away by the autumn colours which shrouded the moors and woodlands. The oranges, yellows and browns which surrounded the… WEEKLY PHOTO: Autumn, Mid Wales
