The problem with fitting a digital SLR camera outfit like this into a camera backpack is, part of the outfit projects over the top of the compartments, which might expose the camera to accidental damage on a backpacking or …

How to fit a digital SLR camera outfit into a camera or camcorder backpack
I’ve started the experiment by trying to fit a professional digital SLR camera which is equipped with a 20 to 35 mm wide angle lens and a …

In India during the hippies in the 60s era the trains operated a class system, this could create problems for the backpacker who wanted to travel and meet people
It was possible to travel first class, second class, or third class, …

Most backpacks are primarily designed for backpacking - for storing travel stuff, rather than for storing cameras and camcorders. Other backpacks, often called camera backpacks, are primarily designed for storing cameras and camcorders rather than for travel stuff
This article looks …

It was pretty strange to have a family around me after traveling alone for so long
It was like discovering a strange tribe, a tribe that had rituals, close relationships and mutual dependency - all the things that I wasn’t accustomed …

Buying a backpack for a professional camcorder for use on a film making expedition can be confusing - or maybe I just have an attitude problem
There are quite a few good brands of backpacks out there - ‘Kata’ springs to …

I have no idea why I remember the name of my boat stop in Bangkok, Thailand

Maybe it’s because it was so unusual to have a boat stop instead of a bus stop or a train stop. Because …

This is the old van that I used for backpacking around Australia - sometimes it felt as if I was driving an  advertisement around
The ad. on the side of the van is for a neon lighting company - a company called …

The far north of New Zealand is full of sandy beaches, great surf and fishing and loads of New Zealand history.
One of Northlands most distinguishing features is 90 Mile Beach where sand can be seen as far as the eye …

I’m pretty disappointed with Jim Morrison’s grave.
The train ride to the cemetery, on the Paris `Metro’ transit system, is pretty disappointing, the entrance to the cemetery is pretty disappointing, the route to the grave is pretty disappointing and the grave …