I grew up eating Creole food. Not Mauritian Creole. I’m from the Seychelles, a different archipelago a thousand kilometres or so to the north. But it’s the same Indian Ocean culinary family tree. When I finally made it to Mauritius, the food was one of the things I was most excited to explore. What I […]
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How to Use a Mirrorless Camera: A Beginner’s Guide (From a Pro)
So you’re the proud owner of a new mirrorless camera. Awesome! Mirrorless cameras are a wonderful bit of photography kit, with a number of advantages over other types of camera. They’re also one of the best cameras with which to learn photography on, because you can see the changes you make to various settings in […]
Day Trips From Aberdeen: 12 Great Trips by Car, Bus, Train or Tour
Aberdeen sits on the north east coast of Scotland, a granite city that a lot of visitors skip on their way north to the Highlands. We think that is a shame. The city itself has plenty going for it, from good museums to a dramatic stretch of coastline and a surprising number of great restaurants. […]
Where to Buy Used Cameras and Photography Gear
We’ve written a number of guides to our favourite photography gear, including a guide to the best travel camera, best action camera, and best camera for hiking and backpacking. Unfortunately, cameras, lenses, and other pieces of photography equipment tend to be quite expensive. Once you add in the cost of a lens or two and […]
The Best Travel Backpacks for Carry-On Travel in 2026
My main travel backpack is a Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L, and I’ve been using Peak Design gear since 2015. Jess and I also have a long-standing habit of wandering into outdoor shops wherever we are to see what’s new, which means I’ve had most of the packs in this guide on my back at […]
How to Get Around Paris: A Practical Guide to Tickets, Metro and Transport
We love visiting Paris. The city has so much to offer, from iconic sites like the Eiffel Tower, through to world class museums like the Louvre and famous shows like the Moulin Rouge. Then there are the neighbourhoods to wander, the food, the cafes. The list goes on. Paris isn’t exactly compact though, so when […]
8 Reasons to Disable the Flash on Your Camera
Most modern consumer oriented cameras have some kind of flash option built-in. By default, this will usually be set to go off automatically when the camera deems it necessary. While the built-in flash on your camera or smartphone can be helpful in some circumstances, such as dark environments or backlit scenes, there are many reasons […]
Finland Winter Itinerary: 7 Days from Helsinki to Lapland
If you want a winter trip that involves snow up to your knees, dogs who very much cannot wait to run, and the small possibility of standing in a frozen field watching the sky do something extraordinary, Finland is hard to beat. I’ve spent two trips up there in winter, the first with Jess and […]
Tech Gifts for Travelers: What They’ll Actually Use in 2026
I’ve travelled full time since 2010, for most of it with Jess, and I’ve spent that whole time buying, carrying and giving away travel tech. So: do you have a travel loving tech enthusiast in your life? Someone who loves to travel, but also loves to have all the latest technology toys and gizmos? Well, […]
Things to Do in Rovaniemi, Finland: Santa, Snow, Northern Lights and the Midnight Sun
Rovaniemi sits right on the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, and it is the place most people mean when they say they’re going to see Santa. We’ve been in January, when the sun managed about four hours above the horizon. I went back alone in late February, when it managed nine, and the city changes […]