This week's travel photo is of some rice fields in front of limestone karst mountains, located in the countryside near Vang Vieng, Laos. When I was in Vang Vieng, I rented a bicycle and spent a day out cycling around the countryside and meeting locals - a great way to experience the area.
Byron Bay is a lovely little beach side town on the North Coast of New South Wales in Australia, and is a very popular stop for backpackers. My wife and I have some great memories from Byron Bay, and so when Roomorama.com contacted me and asked if I would be interested in trying out their [...]
Dark grey rain clouds engulfed the rugged peaks above me, as the cool calm waters of Lake Te Anau passed me by. I was on a boat heading to the start of the Milford Track in the South Island of New Zealand, known as one of the most beautiful treks in the world. I leaned [...]
This week's travel photo is of the Belvedere Courtyard (Cortile del Belvedere) in the Vatican City. I took this photo out of a window while walking through the Vatican Museums towards the Sistine Chapel. Visiting the Vatican City is one of my favourite travel moments.
I have always loved elephants. Even from a young age I was fascinated by them when I saw them at the zoo, and I had always wanted to get up close and personal with these amazing creatures. I finally got to do just that when I was in Nepal in 2009, and I had an [...]
After a long journey from Sorrento, we had spent the first day of our stay in Tuscany just relaxing at our lovely villa in the countryside south of Florence. Feeling fully refreshed, we were now ready to explore this beautiful part of Italy. We awoke to a nice sunny Tuscan morning and had breakfast on [...]
This week's travel photo is of a statue at Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand. Famous for it's huge reclining Buddha, Wat Pho is one of the most popular attractions in Bangkok, and it is definitely worth spending some time exploring this beautiful temple.
Travelling to Thailand during the off season has many advantages, however the biggest disadvantage is that it rains...a lot...and while island hopping around Southern Thailand in search of our perfect tropical island beach getaway, we had so far had no luck with the weather at all. Although Koh Lanta on the Andaman Coast was beautiful, [...]
This week's travel photo is of some locals loading up a boat on the Mekong River in Laos. As I took the slow boat up the river from Luang Prabang, I saw many scenes like this as we pulled into tiny villages along the river. The locals rely on the river to get their supplies, [...]
The Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) is a popular tourist attraction in Rome, Italy, and is known as the widest staircase in Europe. Built between 1723 and 1725, this magnificent staircase was built to link the Spanish Embassy in Piazza di Spagna down the bottom, to the Trinità dei Monti church at the top. [...]
