The Azores – Sete Cidades And A Full On Day Of Beauty And Wonder
Heading over to the Western end of Sao Miguel, Azores I came to the rim of the Sete Cidades crater. One of the 7 natural wonders of Portugal, I got up there, looked down, and…
The Azores – A Sao Jorge Adventure from Top to Bottom
It was time for adventure, it was time for adrenalin and fun. I had hopped across to another gorgeous Azores island, Sao Jorge. Yes the pace of life here is very slow. Small communities around…
The Aphrodite Nature Trail – A Sublime Corner Of Cyprus
What a wonderful start to a trip to Cyprus, Day one it was boots on and off over to the far West of the island, the Akamas Peninsula, for the Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of…
Azerbaijan – Old City Baku
Sunset over Baku I love to arrive at a new destination to wonderful surprises. Azerbaijan and its capital Baku here is doing more than opening my mind to new experiences.. It is wowing my senses,…
The Netherlands, At Sunset and Sunrise
(A favorite dogwalk and wonderful place to calm down – IJsselmeer, Hoorn) Sunrise and sunset is a beautiful time in the Netherlands. The silence and peace in the morning or the tranquil scenes at the…
Pure Peaceful Charm – Jersey’s Rozel Bay and Château La Chaire
I have had one of the most calming ‘wind down’ experiences this last couple of days. Where? Tucked away in the North East corner of Jersey in the Channel Islands. My base was the country…
Iceland – The Escapism and Beauty of The Laugavegur Hiking Trail
I was off grid in digital life for a period of time on my Iceland trip, and why? I was taking in the 55 km Laugavegur Hiking Trail . I can truly say it was…
Iceland – A Wander Up To the Eruption Site of Eyjafjallajökull
Quite a lot of people remember the famous ash clouds that grounded aircraft in 2010. Even the name of the eruption site in Iceland became widely known as the volcano that cannot be pronounced. Believe…
Iceland – Waterfalls, Water Spouts and Views from a Rift
The scene when you approach the falls is incredible.. A truly wow moment for a man like me… Gullfoss Falls, Iceland (Golden falls). Yes. It really is one of those ‘a photo doesn’t do it…
Iceland – The Blue Lagoon
Well, what a start….. and … relax 🙂 At 12.30 pm today I was still in Manchester, what surprised me was that I ended up in this volcanic water paradise of Iceland within 4 hours….
Tenerife – Mount Teide, Climbing To The Top of Spain
Mount Teide, Tenerife. The summit of which stands at 3,718 m (12,198 ft), which makes it the highest point in Spain. Today was my day for getting the old boots on and wandering up there….
Tenerife – Masca and Hiking The Gorge
It was time to get the hiking boots on and head to the North West of Tenerife, in the Teno mountains. The place I needed to head was a little, very remote village called Masca….
