If you’re thinking about taking up birdwatching, or birding, you’ve landed in the right place. I grew up on a small island in the Seychelles called Bird Island, home to literally millions of nesting seabirds, and my parents and most of their friends were avid birders who spent a good chunk of my childhood holding […]
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Where to Stay in London: The 6 Best Neighbourhoods (and 3 to Avoid) From a Former Local
I lived in central London for two and a half years, and Jess and I have stayed all over the city in the years since. We’ve taken everything from a 12-quid-a-night Soho hostel bunk to a riverside suite in the Shard, slept in airport hotels before 5am flights, and worked through Booking.com’s full filter set […]
Landscape Photography Tips: My Settings, Gear & Composition Guide
I’ve been shooting landscapes professionally for fifteen years, and I’ve learned that the gear matters less than most people think and the planning matters more. Most of the photos in this guide were shot on the same body and two lenses. Some of them were shot ten years ago, some last year, and you’d struggle […]
Visiting The Chocolatarium in Edinburgh – Everything You Need to Know
If you like chocolate and you happen to be visiting Edinburgh, then I can highly recommend taking the time to visit The Chocolatarium. This city-centre Edinburgh chocolate experience will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate, from where it’s grown through to how it’s made. A visit also includes the opportunity to […]
Canon EOS R5 Review (2026): Is It Still Worth Buying?
I bought my Canon EOS R5 in March 2021 to replace one of my ageing Canon 6D bodies, and it’s been my primary camera ever since. For five years it’s been my main camera body, including across multiple safaris in East Africa and landscape sessions across the UK, Europe and the USA. I’ve yet to […]
Things to Do in Las Vegas on a Budget: Free and Cheap Picks
Yes, you can do Las Vegas on a budget, and we’ve done it more than once. Across our visits we’ve watched the free Bellagio fountains, ridden the free Strip trams, filled whole days with things that cost nothing, and saved our money for the handful of paid attractions that are actually worth it. Once your […]
Vanguard VEO 3T+ 264CB Travel Tripod Review
In this post I’m doing a review of the latest travel focused tripod from Vanguard, the Vanguard VEO 3T+ 264CB carbon fibre travel tripod. I actually did a review of another tripod in the VEO 3+ range not too long ago, that was of the Vanguard VEO 3+ 263AB. You’ll notice that the product name […]
Glen Coe Scotland: A Guide to Viewpoints, Walks & Things to Do
Glen Coe is the most photographed valley in Scotland for a reason. It’s also one of the wettest, so check our Scotland packing list before you go. Three immense ridges rear up out of the floor of the glen in a sequence so theatrical you almost can’t believe the road just drives you straight through […]
1 Week in Cornwall: A Detailed 2026 Cornwall Itinerary
I grew up in Cornwall, and I’ve been heading back ever since. Beaches I swam at, moor I wandered, fishing villages that have changed and ones that really haven’t. Bodmin Moor in particular is the landscape I keep coming back to, partly because the walks are some of my favourite memories from childhood, and partly […]
2 Days in Dallas: A Perfect Dallas Itinerary
Planning two days in Dallas? We spent several days exploring the city with a camera, and every photo in this guide is one of ours, taken at the stops below. We’ve been full time travel bloggers since 2010, and we visit and photograph everywhere we write about. In Dallas that meant walking the downtown Dealey […]