The town of Glen Davis in New South Wales, Australia, is now basically a ghost town, having once been an oil shale mining settlement during the Second World War that was soon abandoned. There isn't a lot to see here besides a few abandoned buildings, however the town certainly has a very picturesque setting. I [...]
One of the first things that we did in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was visit the Royal Palace. The palace was first established in 1866 and many of the buildings here were constructed later, up until the 1960's, making it all fairly recent compared to the history of the Khmer people. The buildings in the palace are [...]
Getting up close with a pride of lions in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, is one of the highlights from my travels in the country. The stars of the show were definitely the four cute lion cubs that were playing by a waterhole with two lionesses. This photo is of three of them trying to have [...]
I had heard only good things about Hoi An before I travelled to Vietnam, and when I got there I was pleased to find that all of those positive reviews were right. Hoi An's picturesque little old town is just beautifully preserved. The pedestrian and cycling only streets are lovely to walk around during the [...]
Our recent road trip across Australia from Brisbane to Perth was amazing. Over about five weeks we travelled from the south of Queensland through New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and then into Western Australia, camping and sight seeing along the way in our old camper van. Along the way I made lots of live [...]
The city of Hue is the former capital of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam which lasted from 1802 to 1945. The Emperors of this dynasty ruled from the Imperial Citadel in Hue, but they believed that life is short and death is forever, so they all wanted elaborate tombs nearby to see them through the [...]
London Bridge is just one of many amazing sights along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. This natural rock formation actually had two arches and was connected to the mainland until it collapsed in 1992. Two people were left stranded on the newly formed island when this happened. I guess they were just lucky [...]
Cat Ba Island is geographically the largest island in Halong Bay,Vietnam, and it was here that we chose to base ourselves to explore this beautiful area. Most of Cat Ba Island is protected as Cat Ba National Park, and it is home to the world's rarest primate - the Golden Headed Langur (or Cat Ba [...]
We visited the village of Riomaggiore on our third day in the beautiful Cinque Terre in Italy. We caught the ferry from Monterosso al Mare and landed here near the little harbour. I think I could wander around Cinque Terre for weeks and never get bored.
I saw quite a few hyenas while on safari in Tanzania, however it wasn't until I got to Ngorongoro Crater that I could get close enough to get a decent photo of one. There were several hyenas in this particular spot, mostly just lazing around in the grass near a herd of wildebeest. They were [...]
