We love travel themed gifts, and we've already written a comprehensive guide to gifts for travellers. Today, we wanted to highlights some great gifts for travellers that are made in Britain / the UK. Buying a product made in Britain can help to support local business and jobs, as well as reduce the carbon footprint of your purchase. You'll also find some uniquely British … [Read more...]
How to Watermark Photos: A Detailed Guide for All Devices
In today's guide I'm going to teach you how to watermark photos. Whatever type of camera or smartphone you have, there's a way to add a watermark to your photos. I use watermarks on most of the photos I share on our blogs and on social media, and I have a process I use to add those watermarks easily and quickly to my photos. I'll cover everything you need to know about … [Read more...]
Whisky Distilleries in Scotland: A Guide to Whisky in Scotland
Scotland is well known as a producer of some of the best whiskies in the world, and there are over a hundred whisky distilleries in Scotland. Many of these distilleries are open for whisky tasting and tours. I had the pleasure of living in Scotland for a number of years, which allowed to me to regularly partake in two of my favourite pastimes—landscape photograph and … [Read more...]
Cloudways Review: Is Cloudways the Best WordPress Host?
In this post I'm going to review Cloudways as a WordPress host. This website, as well as our Independent Travel Cats site and Travel Photography Course are powered by WordPress and hosted by Cloudways. As a bit of background, before I became a travel blogger I worked as a software developer building websites, and I handle all the coding and management of our three … [Read more...]
Vanguard VEO 3+ 263AB Tripod Review
I've been a Vanguard ambassador since 2014, and have used and reviewed a number of the tripods and camera bags over the years. Recently, they asked me if I'd like to try out the Vanguard VEO 3+ 263AB tripod, which marks a new direction for Vanguard's VEO line. So, despite it not being a travel tripod, I was keen to have a play with it and see what it was all about. As … [Read more...]