Photos of the best known prison in the world, situated on an island in San Francisco Bay. Al Calone, George “Machine-Gun” Kelly, Alvin Karpis, Arthur “Doc” Barker and many not so well-known criminals did time there. Shut down in 1963, … Read More

    In 2013 my wife and I visited the city Kanchanaburi in the west of Thailand. This history of this city is overshadowed by tragedy. Tragedy, because of the many people who lost their lives whilst building a railway … Read More