Today's travel photo is of the view from the top of the Deurali Pass while hiking between the villages of Shivalaya and Bhandar in Nepal. I took this photo on the second day of my recent 24 day hike around the Everest region of Nepal. I started in Jiri the day before and hiked a [...]
Veronika has always had a small obsession with Disney films and fairy tales. As a kid, she would watch them over and over again and was fascinated by the stories. One of the stories she liked most was the version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame - the classic by Victor Hugo set in the [...]
Today's travel photo is of some Parisians relaxing and enjoying the sun in front of Luxembourg Palace in Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris. The Jardins du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens) is a huge area of green space in the 6th Arrondissement of Paris, surrounding the 17th century Luxembourg Palace. It is a popular place for locals and [...]
Today's travel photo is of an old book shop in the historic town of Sofala, Australia. Sofala is an old gold mining town situated north of Bathurst in New South Wales, and today attracts tourists who are searching for a bit of history. There are some lovely old buildings here with that old world charm, [...]
Today's travel photo is of a delicious dish of Thali at a restaurant in Little India in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. This was a vegetarian thali served with a selection of different curries and chutneys, with a good helping of rice and poppadoms for dipping. Being a huge lover of Indian food, I devoured all [...]
Today's travel photo is of some row boats on the Grand Canal in the gardens of Chateau de Versailles in France. The gardens of Versailles are just as important at the Chateau itself, established at the same time as the Chateau in the 17th century. A Grand Canal, in the shape of a cross, was [...]
Today's travel photo is of waves washing up on the sands and rocks of Johanna Beach in Victoria, Australia. If you're driving the Great Ocean Road when you visit Australia, Johanna Beach is an ideal camping spot to spend the night. It is free, has good facilities and is in a very picturesque location. We [...]
Today's travel photo is of the HMS Victory in the city of Portsmouth, England. The HMS Victory is famous for being the flagship of Vice-Admiral Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 - Britain's greatest naval victory. She had been sailing for long before that, however, and since 1765 had led the British Naval Fleet in the [...]
Today's travel photo is of some beautiful Buddhist artwork inside Wat Lolei in Angkor, Cambodia. This is inside the modern temple at Lolei, one of the ancient Angkor temples in the Roluous group of ruins. This temple was covered floor to ceiling in this colourful artwork, and I spent quite some time wandering around and [...]
November has crept up on me very fast and I'm now in my last week before more adventures begin. This is the point where my mind can't stop thinking about everything that I need to do before I go, and so, as usual, I'm running around like a mad chook, and, as usual, probably unnecessarily. [...]
