A common photography problem that you have likely encountered when taking photos is that sometimes the sky doesn’t compliment the scene you are photographing. The end result is that we get a lovely shot of some scenery or people, with a flat grey sky that really doesn’t do justice to the scene we are trying […]
Archives for March 2020
The Best Travel Coffee Makers for 2026 (What We Actually Pack)
I have been brewing coffee on the road for as long as I have been travelling full time, which is a good while now. I used a moka pot for a year when I lived out of a Toyota Landcruiser on a camping road trip around Australia, then a year in New Zealand. These days […]
How to Add a Date Stamp to Your Photos
Back when I had a film camera, a common feature was the ability to add a date onto photos. This was a really handy feature, meaning that when you got the prints back from being developed, you could easily see exactly when you took each photo. This was particularly useful when looking back at old […]
Guide to Visiting the Sagrada Familia in 2026: Tickets, Towers and Tips
If you’re visiting Barcelona, there’s a good chance the Sagrada Familia is on your list. It was on ours the first time we visited, and we’ve been back many times since. The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia is one of those buildings that you have to see to believe. Photos don’t do it justice, particularly […]
10 Day Italy Itinerary: Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, and Venice
We’ve been travelling in Italy for over thirty years, and by this point I’ve lost count of the trips. I got married in Venice (more on that later), which probably tells you how the country got under my skin. So when people ask us for a suggested Italy itinerary, we have a lot of opinions. […]