Built in Malaysia’s colonial days, Kellie’s Castle is the ruined home of an eccentric Scotsman. The decaying yet imposing ruins of a castle are the last thing you’d expect to find in the tropical landscape of central Malaysia. Kellie’s...
St Dunstan in the East is a blitzed and abandoned church in the centre of London that offers a retreat from the madness of the city. Recently I took a quick jaunt back to the homeland, and I found a little time to explore a few abandoned buildings. In London, I...
Ani, the neglected ruins of an Armenian Kingdom, are crumbling in a distant province of Turkey. The watchtowers stare back menacingly from across the steep ravine. I can’t see past the darkened windows of the steel structures, but I wonder if the...
Abkhazia’s abandoned Psyrtskha Railway Station is in a state of romantic decay! Is there such a thing as romantic decay? I’ll leave that up to you to decide, but if anywhere in the world deserves this adjective, it’s most certainly Abkhazia’s...
The abandoned burnt out government building casts its long shadow over the city of Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia, a dark and visible legacy in an unrecognised and conflict strewn nation. Abkhazia’s recent history is a violent...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
