New Years Eve tradition in Goa. Some village boys with their old man, collecting pennies for a firework party , where he is burnt on a bonfire, sounds familiar!

A short video of my last year vacation to Osaka, Vietnam and Hong Kong.

The Judas character on the seat is filled with fireworks and ignited at a suitable moment. Then the dancing and BBQ starts!

If you are looking for a perfect vacation, away from polution and people, visit Mongolia. Become part of the beautiful nature, feel the real off-roading experience, meet the nomadic people But if you miss the civilization, come back to the city of Ulaanbaatar and experience its exciting nightlife...

A video compilation featuring Singapore and Kota Kinabalu

A night time display put on by the Citadel as part of the Feast of Victoria ( Rabat) the capital of Gozo

Each villager pays a tax throughout the year to contribute towards the fireworks at the Feast. This year sadly, just before one of the feasts, there was an explosion at the Fireworks factory and people lost thier lives.

The old fire engine at Albufeira

A video slide montage aboard the Costa Mediterranea.

Video footage aboard the Costa Serena...

No Firearms Hmmmmm?

A tour of the Celebrity Equinox Cruise Ship

New Years Eve in Stamsund in the Arctic Norway, 31st December 2010, Onboard the MS NORDLYS of the Hurtigruten

A country pub in the Lake District, a cozy corner.

The interior of an early Welsh thatched roundhouse showing early cooking equipment... could that be the earliest 'Belling' I wonder?!

There as part of the battle re-enactment displays, this Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft, used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World.

Maasai starting a fire by the oldest method of rubbing sticks

Traditional way of starting fire by rubbing sticks together

Traditional way of starting fire by rubbing sticks together