Photos from various spots around the lake.
Two Nights In… Garda
Joining family in Italy for the first stop of a short European tour.
The Warm-Up
Italy to Slovenia by train proved more complicated than expected.
Bari to Durres by Ferry
An overview of the overly-complex foot passenger experience.
Interrail Highlights
The best three of the twenty trains I took between London and Tirana.
Finding my way across Europe
My route from London to Tirana – which I largely figured out along the way!
Overview: The Albanian Connection
Links to the coverage I produced during my race across Europe.
Gallery: Tuscany
Snaps during a week exploring Tuscany with friends, from big city sights to peaceful countryside.
Overview: Tuscany 2019
A group trip to Tuscany presented many opportunities to explore the region – from its famous cities to sleepy villages, via peaceful hiking trails (and a lot of gelato).
The Honeymoon Tour
An overview of our honeymoon trip across Europe: from our wedding venue in Rotterdam, to Taormina in Sicily, all by train!
From Rotterdam to Taormina, by ten trains
An overview of each of the train journeys making up our Honeymoon tour from the Netherlands to Italy.
Visting Etna and Alcantara from Taormina
Mt Etna in three courses: a gentle stroll around the Silvestri craters; a more demanding hike up from the cable car station; and paddling in the refreshing waters of the Alcantara gorge.
Gallery: Taormina
Having completed our long trip to Sicily, we spent most of our visit in the pretty cliff-top town of Taormina.
Gallery: Pompeii
Photos from a trip back in time.
Visiting Pompeii from Naples
The frozen-in-time Roman settlement of Pompeii was a bit of challenge to visit without joining a tour group – but it was easily worth the effort! Here’s what we learnt.
Gallery: Verona
Pictures from our second major stop, an old favourite of Alaina’s.
Gallery: The Bernina Express
Although a challenging environment – and one I wanted to enjoy! – I managed a few reasonable shots on the Bernina Express.
The Bernina Express
Getting from Switzerland to Italy in style – by narrow gauge railway across the Alps.
Across Europe, by train: planning our honeymoon tour
From a simple idea, our honeymoon plan grew into a five country, nine day train journey from Rotterdam to Sicily (and then a well-earned rest). This post covers the itinerary and logistics, providing a guide to booking something similar yourself (including an alternative start from the UK).
Rome 2015
An overview of our winter trip to Rome.