cooking stall in the mountain town of Chitral, Pakistan

Although many appear unhygienic, those well patronised have a frequent turnover of freshly cooked food  and usually provide simple but tasty meals.

In the old town of Pyrghi, Greece, I found  fascinating façades featuring a wide diversity of complicated black-and-white geometric designs, each trying to outdo the other. Called xysta, the technique was achieved by coating walls with a mixture of cement and black volcanic sand, painting this surface with white lime and then scraping off desired parts of the topcoat to reveal the matt grey underneath. 

griffin on the Temple of Apollo, Didyma, Turkey

The goddess Nike at Ephesus, Turkey, and a relief in the museum.

my driver and first police escort in Chitral, Pakistan

I took this photograph of my driver and bodyguard as we spent time browsing in the morning market. These venues, for which I have a penchant, are a never failing source of fascination. 

Remnant with expressive faces at the Roman Theatre in Demre, Turkey.

Rock-cut Tombs at Demre, Turkey, hewn out of steep cliffs to resemble Lycian houses, even to the wooden beams.