Philip Blazdell

And Alexander Wept - Asia, Middle East Philip Blazdell notes that where travellers used to congregate, where epic voyages of discovery and colonialism began and where tales were told until the cocks crowed, have been lost in the haze of	Silence Falls - Africa Philip Blazdell didn't want the balloon ride to end, but a small part of him smiled, knowing that Africa would always be waiting.

Fox Fire - Kemi, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe Philip Blazdell travelled to the Lumilnna Snow Castle on the northern coast of the Gulf of Bothnia in February 2008. The castle is built each winter and is open from February to late March or early Ap	Agent Orange, Travels in the Netherlands - The Netherlands, Europe Every story in this article is absolutely true - really - says Philip Blazdell.
Stray Dog Days - The World Philip Blazdell rushes around the world, clenching his phone and dashing off love letters, one text at a time.	Fifty Nine: Siberia - Siberia, Russia Philip Blazdell searching for a phone in the middle of Siberia.
In Zion... - Zion National Park, Utah, USA Philip Blazdell at	An Almost Lightness of Baroque - Prague, Czech Republic Philip Blazdell reminisces about his memories of Prague.
Rotterdamned - Rotterdam, Netherlands If the world's cities were guests at a party then Rotterdam would probably, after gate crashing the party with half a dozen stoned mates, be found sniffing lines of coke from the crutch of your sister	West of the Sun - Kyoto, Japan Philip Blazdell had forgotten how beautiful life can be...especially west of the sun.

It Happened One Night (Again) - Japanese Alps Seperated from his lover, Philip Blazdell wanders the streets of Japan, half a world away.	When Boys Became Giants: The Japanese Alps, May 2005 - Japanese Alps, Japan Dawn is a few hours away and Philip Blazdell is sneaking around the hotel with a forty-foot LAN cable, a stolen laptop, a six-pack of Japanese beer and a box of sushi.
An Orison of Colour - Tokyo, Japan Phlip Blazdell wonders how anyone could ever fall in love in such a place where nothing looks real and shadows are merely story-book tales and vague longings.	Seven Foot Square - Tokyo, Japan Philip Blazdell wonders what it would be like to penetrate the Japanese mind and rummage around in the lingerie-drawer of their thoughts.
Fragile - Japan By the time Philip Blazdell reaches the front of the queue, he will probably be a grand-father and his passport will have expired.	Norman Lewis View of the World - Book Review Philip Blazdell profiles a compilation of the works of the travel-writing great, Norman Lewis.
The Ginger Tree - Book Review Philip Blazdell reviews The Ginger Tree, following more than forty years of East-West relationships and the development of modern Japan first through the eyes of this very young and naive girl and, th	Bjork Town - Iceland According to Philip Blazdell, lack of sound, creep

A Pike in the Basement - Book Review Don't read Philip Blazdell's mouth-watering review	Shits at the Ritz (1 of 2) - Pakistan The events surrounding a visit to Pakistan for a f