Photos from our October adventures- mostly in the Netherlands, but with detours into Germany and Belgium too.
Three countries in ten seconds – the Drielandenpunt
Visiting a curiosity of the map of Europe, a ‘triple point’ where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet – by e-bike.
Limburg, The Netherlands
A holiday with Dutch friends introduced me to a new part of the country: Limburg, the southernmost province.
Gallery: Valencian street art
Adding to Valencia’s architectural charms, an impressive array of street art.
Gallery: Valencian Architecture
Although I was visiting Valencia for mathematical reasons, it turned out to be an architectural photography playground.
Five nights in… Valencia
The EURO conference series lead me to Valencia, Spain, where despite a busy schedule of talks and unforgiving heat I was able to fit in a bit of sightseeing.
Gallery: Brussels 2018
Mostly architectural shots, but a smattering of street art too from our most recent visit.
A Tour of Art Nouveau Brussels
Exploring a selection of Art Nouveau buildings in Brussels, the birthplace of this remarkable architectural style.
Three nights in… Brussels
An anniversary return to the Belgian capital, in search of locations from a board game.
The Honeymoon Tour
An overview of our honeymoon trip across Europe: from our wedding venue in Rotterdam, to Taormina in Sicily, all by train!
Gallery: Madrid
Testing out a new camera in the winter sun.
Two nights in… Madrid
A hotel voucher to burn, a new camera to test out, and a quirk of BA’s scheduling combined to send me to Madrid – where I was happy to find that this unfamiliar city was an architectural delight, soaking in winter sunshine.
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.