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.
The Mystery Trip
I’ve always wanted to head over to an airport, pick a destination, then fly. Thanks to staff standby travel, I was able to give it a try!
Europe, South to North
Overview of my travels this summer, exploring Europes extremes from sand dunes to glaciers!
Gallery: Pyramiden
Photos from the Russian ghost town of Pyramiden.
A tour of Pyramiden
In a long-abandoned soviet mining settlement 79 degrees north, Lenin is locked in a staring match with a glacier…
Gallery: The world’s northernmost fjord cruise
Photos from a visit to the Nordenskiöld glacier, and the beautiful scenery along the way.
The world’s northernmost fjord cruise
To reach an abandoned Russian town – and the northernmost point I’ve ever set foot – I had to continue my travels by boat. The best weather of the trip meant endlessly beautiful scenery, culminating in the Nordenskiöld glacier.
Visiting Svalbard
The remote arctic island of Svalbard – or, at least, its main settlement Longyearbyen, is not as inaccessible as you might imagine! Here’s what lured me there, how I managed to visit, and what I got up to whilst I was in town.
Two nights in… Oslo
Despairing of the lack of a proper winter in the UK, I took a weekend in Oslo in search of snow.
My North American Travel Bucketlist Tour 2015
An overview and links to coverage of my trip to New York, Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles via a mix of international business class flights and long distance trains.
Villa Borghese
Art, boats and food were all to be found in these beautiful gardens on the doorstep of our hotel.
Roman Murmuration
A small sample of an unexpected experience!
Three nights in… Brussels
A long weekend in Belgium – based in Brussels, with a side trip to Ghent – plus Eurostar’s standard premier service.
De Hoge Veluwe Nationale Park
A weekend of cycling through a Dutch national park.
North Vancouver
Checking out some of Vancouver’s ticketed attractions – the Capilano suspension bridge, and Grouse Mountain – plus some additional wanderings.
Gallery: Vancouver Aquarium
My favourite shots from a visit to Vancouver’s aquarium – the ‘Sea Monsters Revealed’ exhibition, and a wide variety of jellyfish!
Gallery: New York
Highlights from an overnight stop in New York.