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 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 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 love locks on Pont Neuf in Paris, France. The most popular and famous bridge for love locks in Paris is Pont des Arts, however there have become so many locks on the bridge that they have threatened its structural strength and have now been removed. Pont Neuf is the [...]
Today we have some travel inspiration from Jacob Laukaitis, who bought a motorbike and rode 8000kms across the Balkan States, filming as he went. This video of his journey will make you want to pack up and hit the road. A journey across the Balkans I was born and raised in Eastern Europe, but have [...]
Today's travel photo is a panorama shot of Streaky Bay in South Australia. On our journey around the Eyre Peninsula, we stopped here for lunch on our way to Ceduna. It was a hot, dry place and the grass was brown and scorched, but that water was calm and inviting. It was a very peaceful [...]
I yawned as I opened the french doors and stepped out onto the tiny balcony of our sixth floor apartment and looked out over the roof tops of Paris. I love that feeling I get on my first morning in a new city. It is kind of like starting a new life in a new [...]
Today's travel photo is of the Pont des Arts crossing the Seine to the Institut de France in Paris, France. There really is nothing quite like going for a stroll along the Seine at any part of the day in Paris. There is something almost poetic about it. The Pont des Arts is famous for [...]
Today's photo is of the sky and clouds reflecting on the water of Lake Manchester in Southeast Queensland, Australia. I took this photo a couple of weeks ago while hiking the 17km trail around the lake. It was a very peaceful walk along the lake's edge and then up in the surrounding forested hills. I [...]
