A Pandora's box of travel writing, photography and books
I recently attended a talk on an escorted photography holiday to Nepal, which was interesting, fascinating, thought provoking and inspirational. Just what you would expect from a country which hosts two…
I’ve always wanted to shoot a series of Pop Up Studio Portraits but never really got around to doing anything about it. Then. Ping ! An email from Frui dropped into…
I recently had occasion to try out Royal Brunei flights. It is now fairly well established that when you come to book a flight, the further away the departure that you…
On July 20 1969 at 20.17 UTC, Neil Armstrong landed Apollo 11 on the surface of the moon. The summer of 2019 could be the year of the first space tourists.…
There probably is not a “best lens for street photography” as personal tastes will differ, and different styles will call for different lens. I have always thought that the ideal lens…
Introduction I recently attended an event at Waterstones Book shop in Piccadilly to celebrate Dan Snow’s latest book. “On this day in History” dedicates one event to every day of the…
One of the lens that has been lying pretty much used until recently is my Nikon 28 mm 2.8 D AF lens. I bought it about 10 years ago with a…
Introduction Tea at the Ritz is a blog post I wrote for https://www.yourlondonaffair.com, a site dedicated to bringing US visitors to London. The purpose of the post is to ensure that our…
Wanderlust Magazine I recently had the pleasure of being invited to the Wanderlust Magazine Tour Guide Awards 2018. This was a particularly special award ceremony for Wanderlust Magazine as it was…
Siargao Island Just when you thought that the Philippines had no surprises, you discover the island paradise of Siargao, otherwise known as the surfing capital of the Philippines. A water lover…