The title of this post is possibly a little boggling if you’re not familiar with some vaguely old French history, which I wasn’t until I did a bit of reading up around the subject. Here’s what I learnt. (Warning – history ahead. Feel free to skip to the photos section if you’re not into it. […]
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Capture the Colour Photo Contest
I was recently tagged to take part in a photography competition by one of my favourite photographers out there – Dave Bouskill of The Planet D. Sometimes competitions such as these can be a thinly disguised popularity contest, but it turns out that this is a real competition, with actual judges and real prizes! No […]
A guide to finding public toilets
Dear fellow travellers! It’s me again, Vera, and today I am going to talk to you about finding public toilets. A task that is somewhat essential to a smooth travel experience, yet hardly addressed – until now. There is of course a chance of the odd TMI happening, so brace yourselves! However, we have to […]
Free music at France’s Fête de la Musique
There is a reason I am standing in front of an entire French village clutching a microphone and preparing to launch into a rendition of Sonny and Cher’s “I got you babe”. That reason (other than beer, and the effect it has on my perception of my singing capability) is the insidious figure that society […]
In photos: from the Facebook Page (Edition i)
It has been brought to my attention that not everyone out there has this thing called Facebook. You poor hapless individuals you. In the case of this blog, I share a lot of photos over on Facebook, many of which don’t make it here. Rather than force you into using Facebook merely to keep up […]
The art of procrastination, and an introduction
I started this travel blog quite a long time ago. Just over two years ago in fact, as this recent post illustrates. Throughout that whole time, I’ve had a silent partner who has been helping me out, providing handy feedback, checking my grammar, researching destinations and carting bits of camera kit around. And other than […]
In photos: Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter
I found Barcelona to be a remarkably photogenic city. In fact, I’ve already shared some of my favourite photos of Gaudi’s Barcelona. Today I thought I’d highlight Barcelona’s Gothic quarter. This is a very windy, largely pedestrianized part of Barcelona’s city centre. The streets are narrow and looming, making for challenging photography conditions, and the […]
The Queen and I.
The Queen and I have a fairly relaxed relationship. She gets on with being all regal and attending charity events and wearing hats, and I get on with, well, the sort of things I get on with. Mostly our lives don’t overlap terribly, and I am totally fine with that. I have no problem with […]
Travel blogging tips from the experts: Leave your daily hell
In today’s travel blogging tips article I’m delighted to be able to share with you the thoughts of Robert Schrader, the creative talent behind Leave Your Daily Hell. Robert believes that travel should be something that everyone is able to experience, regardless of income, and his site focuses on how folk can travel more for […]
Celebrating two years of blogging! (and some things I’ve learnt on the way)
Cheers! My blog has just turned two, which as far as I can tell, means it’s about ready to walk and talk on its own. Kindergarten is probably just around the corner. To mark the occasion, I’ve written this shamelessly self congratulatory post (the 331st post of the site!), to celebrate the fact that my […]