INTRO
ABOUT ME
Many of my past memories stem from my love of Leeds United and travel - often combining both!
I attended my first Leeds United match in 1961 and my first overseas visit was in 1971 - to watch Leeds United!
Sadly, 2020 was the first year I did not travel overseas and also wasn't allowed to attend my first Leeds game - for over 40 years - both due to Covid restrictions.
Through my travels following football, my passion for travelling grew and I have now visited most areas of the world.
I have currently visited 144 'official' countries (Member States of the United Nations) plus a number of other territories, taking photographs and often writing blogs of my experiences.
Hopefully you will be encouraged to continue looking through my website - seeing pictures taken on my travels in these countries and to read about my adventures in my blogs.
Regards
Roy
TRAVEL TOPICS
CULTURE
LANDSCAPES
PEOPLE
PLACES
SUNSETS
TRAVEL
MY TOP 10
I am often asked which is the best country I have visited - but how do you evaluate the best country?
There are many things to take into consideration… people, scenery, food, culture, history, personal reasons for visiting etc.
I guess it would be like you having 142 meals then someone asking you which was best!
So, after some consideration I have compiled a list (alphabetically) of my top 10 countries - maybe not the best as such, but the countries I most enjoyed visiting.
Remember this is based on whatever I have perceived to be the positives and may be purely because of the area I visited.
Brazil
Cambodia
Chile
Cuba
Greece
Iceland
Israel and Palestinian Territories
North Korea
Peru
Tuvalu
I may - at some future date - make changes to the list as I re-evaluate!
Roy
MY CAMBODIAN FAMILY
The date 28th March 2011, will always stay in my mind.
I was in Cambodia, on the coast at a place called Sihanoukville resting with a drink on the beach. A young guy approached me asking if he could make a woollen bracelet for me. That chance meeting certainly changed my life in many ways - and hopefully changed his family's lives for the better.
I hope you will read the web pages I have developed over the years that I have known them. It will give you a big insight as to how others live - and how that meeting led to special friendships.
Roy
COUNTRY SAMPLES
CHILE
HAITI
ICELAND
NORTH KOREA
TUVALU