We’ve explored Iceland multiple times, driven thousands of miles across the country in every season, and taken day tours from Reykjavik with various operators. We’ve also taken guided group tours in countries from Egypt to Scotland, so we know the pros and cons of having someone else handle the logistics. The most common question we […]
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What to do in La Cerdanya
La Cerdanya is a region of the Pyrenees in Europe which spans both France and Spain, and is home to towering mountains, stunning medieval towns, gorgeous open valley, and even beautiful horses. Not to mention everything else you would expect from this part of the world – great food, excellent wine and warm & friendly […]
Barcelona from a Cruise Ship: A Realistic Itinerary for Your Port Day
If your cruise ship is stopping in Barcelona, you are in luck. This is one of our favourite cities in Europe, and one we have visited many times over the years. There is more to see here than you could fit into a week, let alone a port day, but with good planning you can […]
Best Aberdeen Restaurants: Where to Eat in Aberdeen Scotland
We’ve visited Aberdeen a number of times, and have always been really impressed by the variety and quality of restaurants on offer. So impressed in fact, that we decided to put together a whole guide to our favourite places to eat in Aberdeen. Of course, this only scratches the surface of Aberdeen restaurants, but if […]
Guide to Visiting the Iceland Plane Crash at Sólheimasandur
One of the popular attractions in Iceland (amongst many!) is the wreck of a Super DC-3 plane that lies on a remote black sandy beach-like plain. It’s particularly photogenic, and is also somewhat unique in the country. As such, there are many people (us included!), who want to visit the site of the Iceland plane […]
1 week in the Seychelles: a Seychellois’s itinerary for Mahé, Praslin and La Digue
For a long time, the Seychelles were my home. I’m Seychellois, ninth-generation on my father’s side, and I spent much of my youth in this small island nation out in the Indian Ocean, about a thousand miles off the coast of Kenya. So when people ask me how to spend a week in the Seychelles, […]
Guide for Moving from Blogger to WordPress: How to Migrate Your Blog
From time to time I like to pull back the blogging curtain and talk about something related to the technical side of blogging. Because there’s more to running a successful travel blog than just travel! I have put together a few guides to blogging, including my popular guide to becoming a travel blogger. Today, I’m […]
2 Days in Dublin – The Perfect Dublin Itinerary
Dublin is a fun city to visit, and a must if you’re heading to Ireland. We always enjoy visiting, meeting the locals and of course, sampling some of the good stuff! By which I mean Guinness of course. In today’s post, we’re going to share with you our idea of how to spend 2 days […]
The Best Photography Locations on the Isle of Wight, UK
One of the things I wanted to do on our trip to the Isle of Wight was find the best photography locations on the island. This wasn’t too hard – the island has plenty of photography opportunities, and it was a lot of fun to head out and find them! In this post I’m going […]
Photography Tips: Using Back Button Focus
In today’s photography tips post I’m going to be talking about a popular photography technique that many professional photographers, myself included, use on a daily basis—back button focus. This is one of those techniques that has a short learning curve, but once you’ve got the hang of it, you’ll wonder why you ever took photos […]