Matera, Italy, And The Spectacular Sassi (Complete Guide)

27/09/2021.Reading time 63 minutes.

Close-up view of the Sassi of Matera from the belvedere Murgia Timone across the ravine.

All you need to visit Sassi di Matera: things to do, the best cave hotels, restaurants and viewpoints in southern Italy’s unique cave city.

Living Landscapes Of Ladakh, India – Photo Story & Travel Guide

13/09/2021.Reading time 56 minutes.

View of Diskit monastery from the road below

Ode to the magnificence and spirituality of the Ladakh, India, landscapes. Plus practical travel guide to help you plan a Leh Ladakh trip.

2010 – 2020: Highlights From A Decade Of Travel

30/12/2020.Reading time 24 minutes.

Best travel destinations for your bucket-list: Ten photos representing the most memorable experience from each year of a decade of globetrotting.

2020 – Not A Year To Remember

18/12/2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

Balancing the pluses and minuses of a year in which an invisible organism bound the entire world together in misery.

On Setbacks & Silver Linings

24/12/2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Double Rainbow over the sand dunes of Nubra Valley

Year-end reflections on personal setbacks and the silver linings that followed.

Romania Travel – Highlights Of An Unheralded Destination

13/11/2019.Reading time 13 minutes.

Romania Travel Series: Overview of top things to do and what we loved about Bucharest, Sibiu, Brasov, Sighisoara, Maramures & Bucovina.

Weimar, Germany – Where Bauhaus Began

18/11/2018.Reading time 15 minutes.

Celebrating the centenary of Bauhaus Design in Weimar, Germany, where the radical design movement was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919.

A Sensory Exploration Of Europe With Thalys

16/06/2018.Reading time 14 minutes.

A sensory exploration of the cities that make up the Thalys train network and a sampling of the experiences they offer beyond the big ticket sights.

A River Runs Through It….

20/05/2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

A virtual journey through some special river moments from around the world. From sublime do-before-you-die experiences on ancient bodies of water to the storied rivers that birthed each of the European cities I travelled to in 2017 and singularly influenced their destinies.

Thanjavur – The Raja Gori Chatris

23/04/2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

Raja Gori is a true hidden gem in Thanjavur. Also known as Kailasa Mahal, it is a complex of Maratha era royal funerary temples.

Calçada – Portugal’s Distinctive Mosaic Pavements

29/10/2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

The traditional mosaic pavements of Portugal – Calçada Portuguesa – can be found all across the country. Especially in the streets in the historic city centres of Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve, even the Azores Islands.

Postcards From Portugal!

09/10/2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Highlights from our two week Portugal itinerary which included Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Coimbra, Tomar, the Douro Valley and a few days in the Azores.