The mountains of Albania Photo © Bob Jones — The mountains of Albania
Photo © Bob Jones

Always Almost Albania

April 21, 2018

Albania is high on the list of places that I want to go to. But it never quite happens. From my balcony in Astrakeri on Corfu, the high mountains of Albania form an impressive panorama. It’s like it’s taunting me.

The Art of Towel Folding

November 13, 2017

Swans from towels, appreciated for seconds.

Beijing - The end of days

September 19, 2017

Little moments that stick in the memory in my final days in Beijing. Walking north towards the subway late on a Tuesday evening, after a day wandering around central Beijing.

Top of the Mops

August 24, 2017

Mops outside the canteen at China Radio International

Lost and Found in Beijing

November 1, 2016

Mindfulness comes in handy when you are lost in a foreign city, at 2am in the morning, having left your phone and wallet in a bar - somewhere. By rights I should have been arrested, and that would have helped, but no one seemed the slightest bit interested.

Knights of the Round Table

October 12, 2016

Knights of the Round Table? Or Charlie’s Angels? Striking a pose before broadcast of Round Table on China Radio International - today’s team - myself, Niu Honglin and Ryan Price.