panorama of northern Mongolian mountains

Wandering Danny - travelogues

Oxford Blog
documenting my stay in the UK (2010-2020)
2023: Southwark, Marazion, Beddgelert, Sydney, Singapore
2022: Chichester, Corris, York, Castleton, Ingleton
2021: Owmby, Castleton, Llanelli, Ty Cerrig, Bisley, Sedbergh
2019: Melbourne + Sydney, Tokyo, Norfolk, Poland
2018: Sydney, Delphi + Athens, Norway, Hadrian's Wall, Toulouse
2017: Bali, Naxos + Santorini, Saint Malo + Bayeux, Amsterdam
2016: Sydney, Kyoto, Corfu
2015: Paris
2014: Paris, Prague + Jelenia Gora
2012: Naples, Venice, Munich + Berlin
2011: Paris, Ireland, Normandy, Seoul, Thailand
East Africa: Kenya + Tanzania
Masai Mara, Nakuru, Serengeti, Ngorongoro (2011)
Switzerland
Mont Blanc, Geneva, Interlaken, Lucerne, Basel (2010)
Western Turkey
Istanbul, Bergama, Selcuk, Konya, Goreme, Ankara (2010)
Vietnam and Cambodia
the Mekong Delta, Phnom Penh, Angkor (2009)
Hong Kong, Brittany
food, architecture, megaliths (2007)
Kaikoura to Kahurangi
New Zealand's Marlborough + Nelson (2006)
Mongolia and Beijing
from the steppes to the metropolis (2005)
North Island New Zealand
Coromandel, Tongariro, Waikato (2005)
South Iceland + Scotland/England
walks, birds, buildings (2003)
Otago, Southland, Fiordland
New Zealand travelogue (2003)
New Zealand South Island
Westland + Southern Alps (2002)
North Pakistan & Western China
Chitral, Gilgit + Kashgar (1999)
India (Maharashtra & Rajasthan)
with an Oxfam study tour (1998)
England, Catalonia, and France
London, Barcelona, Toulouse, Paris (1997)
Java + Bali and California + Arizona
volcanos and deep valleys (1994)
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from political divergence to possible futures Korea: A New History of South and North [my review]
one-upping the 15-minute city: Denmark's 5-minute city Guardian
the possibilities of Trump's tariffs ExplainTrade
"The world of trade is about to become significantly less predictable because the world's largest economy has just elected a man who fundamentally does not believe in the desirability of rules that constrain him to ensure that predictability."
a vehicle massacre in Zhuhai highlights China's broader problems Moly
"every time you see a major incident in China, whether it's a truck driving into a train or wildfires or terroristic attacks like these, there’s a good chance there is precisely 35 people dead"
a trillion dollar rescue package for China's local governments Guardian
there are two Aldis, which have divided up Germany and the world Brilliant Maps
Chinese character amnesia Global China Pulse
gondolas are coming to New Zealand's Queenstown Time
Western Desert dot painting has displaced other forms of Aboriginal art ABC
Norway has implemented a weight purchase tax on all vehicles - about 90p per kg over 500kg Bluesky

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I hope you enjoy reading about my travels! — Danny

panorama of central Hong Kong