About Where’s Phil

March 2026

Hi, and welcome to WheresPhil — a travel blog of sorts.

I started writing this in 2011 as I prepared to act on a long-held dream to revive the travels I began in the mid-eighties, before family life, earning a living, and raising three children (semi-responsibly) got in the way. When they’d started living their own independent lives as adults I took the opportunity to be independent too.

I traveled from my home in Auckland through much of South East Asia, Sri Lanka, parts of southern and eastern Africa, and a little of Europe — eventually landing in London, the city of my birth and I guess my spiritual home. I still live in England and have seen a lot more of the world since and I’m not yet ready to stop.

The blog is now 15 years old and has grown beyond travel, although the itch to grab a backpack and disappear somewhere new hasn’t gone away. There’s no grand purpose to it these days — I keep it going because I enjoy the writing and the photography.

Thanks for stopping by, and if you’ve read this far, for having a proper poke around.

Please note – all photographs remain copyright to Phil Platt.
Phil xx

10 thoughts on “About Where’s Phil”

  4. Hi Phil, it is nice to read your blog and see the amazing photos you have been taking during your trip around Asia and Europe, beautiful shots you should publish your own book with hints, tips and photos; if you come to the Gold Coast don’t forget to visit us, you are always welcome. Deborah, Gino and Donnie Fiocco

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  7. So glad you have followed your dreams and seen all that you have seen. But you may have noticed by now, that the more we travel, the more we want to see! Best wishes for always safe travels. And thanks for following Oh, the Places We See!

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