This week's travel photo is of the road heading south towards Nong Khiaw in Northern Laos. Nong Khiaw is a peaceful little town that is a great place to visit if you really want to get into the slow pace of the country. I didn't do much besides lie in a hammock with a book [...]
This week's travel photo is of Piazza Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy. The piazza is dominated by the beautiful 14th century church of Santa Maria Novella, and located near the main train station in Florence which goes by the same name.
On the West Bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, sits one of the city's most popular sights - Wat Arun. This Buddhist temple, also known as the Temple of Dawn, is characterized by it's tall prangs (towers) that rise high above the temple and river below them. The towers are beautifully decorated [...]
This week's travel photo is of some beautiful artwork on the Queen's Pagoda at Phra Mahathat Naphamethanidon in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The twin royal pagodas of Phra Mahathat Naphamethanidon are located near the top of Doi Inthanon - the highest mountain in Thailand.
This week's travel photo is of the Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia at night, taken from near the Opera House just after the sun disappeared over the horizon. I didn't have my tripod on me at the time, so I used a nearby concrete barrier to take this longer exposure shot. It gave me [...]
It's almost impossible for me to describe just how vast the Serengeti Plain is in Northern Tanzania. When I recently spent three days exploring Serengeti National Park, I was constantly speechless at the sheer size and beauty of this vast plain. As far as the eye can see, grasslands in different shades of yellow, green [...]
This week's travel photo is of the remains of a kitchen in the ruins of Pompeii, Italy. Pompeii is one of the most popular ancient Roman archaeological sites in Italy, and the ruins are surprisingly well preserved due to being covered in volcanic ash from nearby Mount Vesuvius for nearly 2000 years.
This week's travel photo is of a boat at Pak Ou Caves, near Luang Prabang on the Mekong River, Laos. I took this photo while heading upstream on the two day slow boat journey to the Thailand border. Pak Ou Caves are a popular day trip destination from Luang Prabang, and it's easy to organise [...]
Standing on the most eastern tip of the Australian mainland, is the Cape Byron Lighthouse. From the popular tourist town of Byron Bay, the rocky peninsula of Cape Byron extends out into the Pacific Ocean. One of the best ways to explore this beautiful area is to walk the 3km trail that runs from town [...]
This week's travel photo is of some historic buildings at The Rocks in Sydney, Australia. The Rocks is a beautiful area right on Sydney Harbour located between Circular Quay and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The 19th century warehouse buildings have been beautifully preserved, and this area is lovely to walk around and enjoy a meal [...]
