The Taipan may have returned some while ago, but it is with interest that we note that he has updated a whole swathe of photographs from his recent travels in Thailand, many with a particularly nautical theme. It is not, for him however, all dry docks and dingy looking fishing ports – but magnificent blue stretches of ocean, skylines that could set alight even the least poetic of souls and lush green scenery that has to be seen to be believed.

All his photos can be seen over in his flickr collection over here, but I’ve picked out my favourite of his recent efforts – this tender tree silhouette arcing in front of a beautiful Thai sunset while the water ripples restlessly behind it. Take a look below, and I challenge you not to want to up-sticks and leave for Thailand in the next few days!