The tungsten light bathes Verma's home creating an ambience of welcome and warm hospitality.

This litter of piglets must have suckled well. In the freezing cold of the morning air just outside Verma's home in Lucknow, North India, they snuggle up to each other jostling for the best spot to doze off.

Right in the middle of a dump yard, a man urinates in broad daylight oblivious to the people around him. This seemed a common sight during my travel in India. Public toilets are hard to come by, so people just do what comes naturally in a natural environment and in a natural way.

Remember to zip up and rinse your hands after this, you hear!

Taking a leak against the walls of an abandoned building. The photo was taken from a moving train.

This traditional Dum Bryiani shop has been in the same location in Lucknow, India, for more than 40 years catering to an endless stream of hungry customers. Thanks to Rakesh Verma, a good friend of mine who insisted we try it.

Mutton Dum Bryiani - we bought additional packets to satisfy our insatiable appetite for Lucknow's traditional best.

Marinated tandori chicken before they are thrust into the tandor to bake.

By George, I'm flying!

The smiles on their faces say it all - it's great, it's fun; come join me!

Another favourite of the kiddies at Genting Highlands.

The casino city of Genting is also an integrated resort. Here a child rides a horse on the carousel. How many of you have never tried this as a child, I wonder.

Fried crickets for tea?

The Thais love their grubs which is a good source of proteins. Lunch anyone?

At the Immigration Checkpoint of the Kingdom of Cambodia, manual power is used to haul people and goods into Thailand and vice-versa, often, without a passport.

These tall majestic trees exude an aura of invincibility and conquest of the seemingly impregnable walls of of the Angkor Wat.

Looking much like an elephantiasis foot, this mammoth tree trunk has wrapped itself in a vice-like grip, and slowly but surely, it will crush the walls of this magnificent temple.

Our mini-bus went through one of these gateways guarding the temple complex.

Ancient pillars of strength that support the massive structures of the temple.

This four-sided statue has smiled on generations of devotees and visitors alike to the temple grounds. There is plenty to smile about as it is a World Heritage site and preservation and conservation work is on-going to restore Angkor Wat to its former glory.