As most of you will know, unless you live under a rock, Nepal was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April 2015. The quake devastated the country. Thousands of people died. Others lost their homes and businesses. Important religious sites and monuments that have stood for hundreds of years were reduced to piles of [...]
We fell in love with Notre Dame Cathedral on our first day in Paris. It was a dream come true for my wife and something that I knew we would remember forever, but we weren't yet done with Notre Dame. Although we had explored the interior of the church, we wanted to get up amongst [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
I hate expectations when it comes to travel. It is something that I preach often - when you travel to a new place, go there with an open mind. Try not to judge a place before you go there. But even I have trouble with this sometimes. Sometimes, you just can't help having some sort [...]
Henry VIII, possibly England's most famous King, had many palaces throughout the country that his court would move between when they had exhausted the surrounding resources. Of all of Henry's palaces and castles, only two remain standing today. Situated on the Thames in Surrey, just upstream of London, Hampton Court Palace has stood for 500 [...]
Our recent trip to England was our first time in the country, and so one of the places that I wanted to get to know most was, of course, its capital city. London is one of the most visited cities in the world, full of interesting historical sites and with a picturesque setting on the [...]
Sydney is the most well known city in Australia for a reason - it's just a wonderful place to visit! I've been to Sydney a few times now and it is one of those places that I never seem to get sick of. There is always something to do and it never fails to impress. [...]
Blue skies and sun shined down upon us as we stepped out of Waterloo Station for a day of sightseeing in London. Although still cold in the shadows of the buildings, out in the sun it was nice and warm and I removed my jacket, possibly for the first time since I landed in England. [...]
