June 14th to June 29th - Cambodia's
killing fields & The End of the Road
Angkor Wat
Crossing the Sangkle
river
Catching frogs for
lunch
A monk enjoying the
monsoon season
A curious parrot in
a tree
Detail of the stunning
Angkor complex
Sokhoen at home during
the weekend
A MAG deminer lays
an explosive charge to destroy a landmine
Children looking on
as their village is demined
The Cambodian roads
leave much to be desired
A nun at Angkor
A tree grows from the
ruins of a temple in Siem Riep
A monk by Angkor Wat
Monks in Battambang
wishing us a safe journey back to London
May 5th to June 4th - Singapore,
Malaysia and Thailand
Singapore's trademark
skyline
Even China town is
squeaky clean in Singapore.
The not-so-lovely view
from the beach bears witness to Singapore's commercial ambitions
Twilight on one of
Malaysia's beaches
Monkey business - The
Landie comes under attack from hungry monkeys
The Monkey God - Hanuman
- in the Grand Palace, Bangkok
Half woman / half bird
guards the Palace
A detail of one of
the many sights in the Grand Palace.
A mural inside the
Grand Palace
The Thais are meticulous
gardeners.
Thailand's national
sport
April 10th to the 29th - India,
a land of contrasts
A small girl in Daramshala,
where Dalai Lama lives in exile, carries water up the steep mountainside
Washing day for a small
boy in a Hindu temple
Water buffalo staying
cool in the incredible summer heat
A cheeky monkey in
Shimla, the old summer capital during the British rule
The stunning Taj Mahal
in the early morning light
White oxen pulling
a cart, which is a common sight in the Indian countryside
Women in colourful
saris carrying water
The temples at Khajuraho
have become a 'World heritage sight'
A detail of one of
the awesome temples
View of Hindu worshippers
bathing in the Ganges in Varanasi
A worshipper offers
a sacrifice
A holy man
The 54 metre high Mahabodhi
temple in Bodh Gaya where Buddha became enlightened.
The poverty of Calcutta
is endemic with beggars and homeless people everywhere.
A butcher taking a
break from work
A typical Calcutta
kitchen - weak stomachs be warned!
Going
Going
Gone! - Leaving the
Landie in the capable hands of Maersk Sealand to be shipped to Malaysia
March 12th to April 6th Afghanistan
- the war goes on.
Khyber pass as we crossed
into Afghanistan.
Afghan women still
wear the much hated and uncomfortable burkas.
One of the many picturesque
poppy fields that dominate some of Afghanistan's countryside.
Filming the preparation
of the destruction of unexploded grenades and rockets.
Ex-Taliban tank on
it's side - Effect of the US bombing campaign.
Local Danish Demining
Group employee removing cluster bombs.
A Kutchi nomad woman
and her child.
A Cluster bomb up close.
Pelle teaching local
militia to be careful of unexploded ordinance.
Kutchi nomads wandering
looking for new and greener pastures.
A woman wearing a white
burka waits by the street for a bus.
Kutchi nomads graze
their cattle where cluster bombs scatter the ground.
A Kutchi nomad camp.
Little girl collecting
firewood, highly dangerous because of the unexploded material littering
the ground.
March 3th to the 9th - Enter
Pakistan
Two Baluchis on the
road to Loralai
Crossing the Sulaiman
Mountain range
Cheap seats in Pakistan
often come with air-con and great views
A girl crosses over
the polluted river on her way to school
Guests of honour at
the Dera Ghazi Khan festival
The tradition of pike
racing started as part of the warrior training
One of the competing
teams in their traditional costumes
February 25th to March 3rd
- From Persia to Pakistan
It's a desert out there
Washing clothes the
"natural" way
Arg-e Bam, the magnificent
ruins of the ancient oasis
View of Bam from the
old city walls
Driving along the city
wall of Bam
Camel on the tracks
Small Baluchi boys
posing in front of the camera
A typical Pakistani
truck
On our way to Quetta
through the desert
Ville and Retta our
travel companions to Quetta
A Baluchi shepherd
Meeting a new friend
Five minutes from Quetta
February 17th to 24th - Persepolis
and Yazd
Overview of Persepolis
Part of the ancient
royal palace
Staircase depicting
dignitaries paying tribute to the rulers of Persia
Enjoying the first
warm sun of the spring in Yazd
A little girl carrying
traditional Iranian bread
From left: Thomas, Retta, Ville, Tobi and
Chris
Picnic in the desert
by a Zoroastrian Towers of silence
One of Yazd's labyrinth
alleyways in the old city
The doors in Yazd are
adorned with two different knockers, one for women (right) and one
for men (left), which is important in a highly segregated society.
February 14th to 17th - Esfahan,
the cultural capital
A moment for contemplation
on the Khaju bridge
Two Iranian women in
their chadors (tents)
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Part of the 500 meter
long Emam square
Azadegan is one of
Esfahan's atmospheric traditional Teahouses
Boys playing football
next to the Emam Mosque - one of the most beautiful football courts
in the world.
A Moarraq (carved wood)
window inside the Emam Mosque
February 5th to 13th - Tehran,
a city without charm
Goods carriers in the
busy bazaar in Tehran taking a well deserved rest
Revolution Day
During the Revolution
day some took the opportunity to vent their anger at Iran's enemy
no. 1
January 24th to February 2nd
- Tabriz and the Caspian Sea
Tabris' Saville Row
Winters can be tough
in the Northern part of Iran
Breaking all rules
and skiing on the 'men's only' slope in Tabriz
Hollowed out cones
of volcanic material in Kandovan make for perfect habitats in the
tough climates of western Iran.
One of the inhabitants
of Kandovan outside his home
Sunset as we left Tabris
for the Caspian Sea
January
12th to the 21st - Syria and Turkey - Winter Wonderland
Typical village in Syria - Nothing much has changed since biblical
times.
Sofie by one of the thousand of shrines to the deceased President
al-Assad.
The
view we woke up to in Turkey after a very cold night in the Land Rover.
A
proud Turkish shepherd.
Winter
Wonderland in the Turkish mountains.
Stopping
to stretch our legs.
A
Turkish Mosque in the snow.
Lake
Van in eastern Turkey.
December
7th to January 11th - Iraqi Kurdistan - Between the Devil and the
deep blue sea
Shepherds grazing their sheep in the hills.
Iraqi Kurdistan's minefields are often very close to villages.
Mam
Rasoul demining in a small village.
Children
making their way home from school by a minefield.
Sofie
filming with the compulsory armed guard.
Kurdish
children playing with discarded Iraqi helmets.
.
Interview
with Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani.
Sudden
snow in the mountains caused chaos for the unprepared drivers.
December
2nd to the 6th - Jordan and Syria - a life in transit
The shadow of our Land Rover in the Jordanian morning sun.
A few of the caves in Petra .
The
famous entrance to Petra.
Petra's
Treasury - made famous in Indiana Jones.
The
Colonnade in Petra which used to be the main street of the city.
In
awe (Sofie at Petra).
.
Arriving
at the Syrian border.
November
16th to the 24th - Egypt - How can we take your money?
It's a desert out there.
Two "ships" of the desert.
The
oldest guard in the world - The Sphinx.
The
last of the seven great wonders - Chephren's pyramid at Giza.
In
the back of a taxi in down town Cairo.
"How
can we take your money?" - Khan el-Khalili Bazaar.
.
In
disguise - Chris and Sofie blend in with the locals...
October
28th to November 5th - Men in orange
A stone marking the border between Kosovo and Albania.
The mountains between Kosovo and Albania.
One
of the two horses carrying supplies to the summit of Merqaj.
Base
camp.
Huddling
around the fire.
One
of the deminers holding a recently found PMA-2 landmine
.
September
30th to October 28th - Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Albania
On
the road in Montenegro.
In
the forgotten minefields of Albania with Danish Church Aid.
The
Albanian countryside at dusk.
A
former military vehicle which was blown up by an anti-tank mine.
September
15th to the 30th: Bosnia-Herzegovina
De-miner
prodding the ground for landmines.
Minefield
with markings of landmines found.
Sofie
filming a de-miner at work.
View
of Sarajevo from above .
Damir
Atikovic who became a good friend.
Chris
and Sofie in a ruin overlooking Sarajevo.
Zlatko
Vezilic with a de-mining dog.
Elvir
Omerovic who saved Zlatko's life.
Bosnian
mountains at sunset.
Vacated
houses.
September
1st to the 15th: Croatia - Entering the Balkans
First
glimpse of Croatia.
Dubrovnik's
old city walls.
Birds
eye view of Dubrovnik's old town.
Taking
a break from the dangerous road to Zagreb.
Briefing
about stockpile destruction by the Croatian Army.
Landmines
before detonation.
Enormous
crater after detonation
Two
of the de-miners clearing a factory in Petrina from landmines and
booby-traps
Dalibor
and Marijana Prevendar from the Croatian National Campaign to Ban
Landmines.
August
15th to the 30th: Commencement
Interview
with Mr. Fontana - a former landmine producer.
One
of the patron saints of Venice guarding the entrance to the city.
As
seen in 'Gladiator' - The Colosseum in Rome.
A
typical Venetian waterway.
Three
Gondolas.
Impromtu
electronic repair...
Our
Land Rover posing in front of the Spanish Steps in Rome.