One of Jess’s dreams has always been to travel on the Orient Express on the overnight journey from London to Venice. And when the opportunity to do just that presented itself, well, obviously we had to take it! Personally, other than the Agatha Christie novel, I have to admit to not being an expert on […]
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Winter Photography Tips for Shooting in Cold Weather
Wintery cold places offer myriad opportunities for photography, from shooting beautiful snow covered landscapes to chasing the northern lights. If the light is right, you can get some truly fantastic winter shots. However, cold winter weather also offers unique challenges to photographers – and I’m not just talking about cold fingers! In this post I […]
Route 66 in Oklahoma: Our Photos and Highlights
Oklahoma has more driveable miles of Route 66 than any other state. Over 400 miles of the Mother Road cut across the state from the northeast corner near Commerce all the way to the Texas border at Texola, and there’s something worth stopping for in practically every town along the way. Drive-in movie theatres, giant […]
The New Mexico Space Trail: 8 Space Stops Worth the Drive
The New Mexico Space Trail is a self-guided driving route that links 52 space and science sites across the state, from the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world to the town where a flying saucer supposedly came down in 1947. Jess and I spent five weeks road-tripping the state back in 2016, and Jess […]
How Much Does It Cost To Travel In The USA?
We’ve been lucky enough to travel a fair bit in the United States, and one of the questions that we’re always asked is – how much does it cost to travel in the USA? Particularly on the kind of trips we do, which tend to be self-drive road trips like Route 66 or across the […]
Best Stately Homes in England to Visit
Jess and I have been visiting stately homes across England for years now, and we never seem to get tired of it. There is something about walking through a house that was built to impress a king, or wandering gardens that took decades to design, that just doesn’t get old. England has hundreds of these […]
22 Best Things to Do in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Looking for things to do in Albuquerque? We’ve spent a lot of time in this city over the years. Jess used to live here, we’ve visited on multiple occasions as part of our Route 66 road trip, and we once spent five weeks exploring New Mexico with Albuquerque as our base. We’ve also been to […]
Visiting Jasper for the Dark Sky Festival
Our recent visit to Canada was two-fold – first, we visited the city of Edmonton, ate lots of food and took in a number of sights, and came up with a guide for things to do in Edmonton. And that was all a lot of fun. I have to admit though that the part of […]
Oyster vs Contactless: The Best Way to Pay for London Transport
I lived in central London for two and a half years, and across countless commutes I paid for the Tube, the buses and the Overground with both an Oyster card and a contactless bank card. So here’s my answer to the Oyster versus contactless question: for pretty much every visitor, a contactless card or phone […]
26 Photos From The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
This year we took a trip to New Mexico, where we spend five weeks exploring this truly wonderful state. Lots of posts on this topic coming soon! In the meantime though, I wanted to share our experiences visiting probably the most famous annual event to take place in New Mexico – the Albuquerque International Balloon […]