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Peter Lloyd Jailed for Drug Offence in Singapore!
Above Photo: Changi Jail, Singapore (asiaone.com) I just received an email from a reader of my website www.peteralanlloyd.com. He had read a recent article I wrote about drugs offences and punishments...
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Armed Guard Makes Me Eat Breakfast in The Philippines
Photo Caption: You ARE going to eat all of that, aren’t you, Sir? I went into Jollibee in Manila the other day and thought it was looking unusually packed – and I don’tmean with diners. For those who...
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British Backpacker Dies in Indonesian Jungle
Above Photo: Cheznye Emmons Asian jungles claimed another backpacking victim recently, when a British backpacker died after drinking poisoned gin during a trip around south-east Asia. Cheznye Emmons,...
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The USA Bombs Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Above Photo: Barrier Reef from the air (Qualia.com) Two US Marine Corps jets have dropped four 226kg bombs on the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef in Australia during a training mission. AV-8...
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Thai Backpacker Saves Woman from Rampaging Knifeman in Sydney
Thai Backpacker Nattaput Penpanussak intervened in the attack and saved a woman’s life, according to eyewitnesses (News Limited) A Thai backpacker, Nattaput Penpanussak, 29, was recently called a hero...
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Kicking BACK: Camouflaged and (Sometimes) Deadly Fish in the Philippines
Me, caught mid-gesticulation underwater…Note how clear the water is. I ‘m taking a couple of weeks on my annual dive trip to the Philippines to escape the madness of a water-chucking festival in...
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USS New York – Subic Bay’s Deadliest Shipwreck
Above Photo: Guns on the deck of the USS New York loom out of the turbid green water of Subic Bay. Whenever I dive on World War 2 wrecks in the Pacific, I always think of those who lost their lives in...
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Stunning Coral on the Shipwrecks of Subic Bay
Beautifully coloured coral in Subic Bay – this was around 30 metres down. One of the most amazing sights underwater, for me anyway, is when I’m doing a wreck dive, and the ghostly outline of a...
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Backpackers Shipwrecked off the Island of Komodo in Indonesia.
Above Photo: Komodo island is home to the Komodo dragon, a huge lizard that can grow up to three metres (10 feet) in length. For a modern-day take on Adventure Backpackers trekking into the Vietnam...
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The US’s Secret Flying Saucers – or the ‘Avrocar’– an Expensive Cold War Flop.
Above Photo: Once airborne the Avrocar could only manage a top speed of 35mph. A little before the Vietnam War kicked off, the US and Canada were jointly working on a series of top secret UFO-style...
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