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This is a sunset on Gili Air, a tiny island near Lombok, Indonesia. You can see Mount Agung on Bali in the distance. The lady on the right went out and stood in the water for about twenty minutes. I hoped that she was alright. 20 years ago the Gili Islands would have been beautiful. Now they are very busy […]
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This is Jiuzhaigou National Park in China. It’s around a 10-12 hour drive from Chengdu, less to Xi’an. It’s one of the most scenic places I’ve ever visited. We missed the peak of the fall colours but the park was still stunning. Would love to go back.
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This is the windy section of the 100-mile White Rim Road. I think it’s called the Shafer Trail. The road loops around and below the Island in the Sky and provides beautiful views of the surrounding area. You need a permite and a 4X4 to drive it. Some people even mountain bike it! Trips usually take 2-3 days by vehicle or 3-4 days […]
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The weather wasn’t great when we were in Norway. But we had a few hours here and there when the sun was shining. This photo was taken between the quaint village of Skjolden and Solvorn. It was the day after we had finished hiking the Besseggen Ridge and I was pretty tired still! Lustrafjord is the innermost arm of the […]
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I love walking along the Thames. It’s one of my favourite things to do in London. This photo was taken on a freezing Saturday night (rock and roll!), shortly after I’d bought my first tripod. It’s not the sturdiest of tripods but perfect for backpacking. I’ve loved using it. I grew up mistakingly calling Tower Bridge “London Bridge”… I even […]
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This is a road sign that we came across on the Friendship Highway on our way from Lhasa to Nepal. It’s one of the highest roads in the world. Its highest pass is above 5,000m – I was feeling a bit nauseous by that point! Tibet is one of the most magical places I’ve visited. There’s a unique culture there although […]
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Here’s the road to Monument Valley. We drove down from the north after we’d visited the Canyonlands. The weather was crazy when we were in Utah – lots of storm. I loved the clouds! They looked so majestic.
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Here’s another photo from Las Vegas. The Mirage hotel has a “volcano” that regularly “erupts” after the sun goes down. It’s pretty tacky but I went to see it 3-4 times! Here’s the view from the Mirage. You can see the Palazzo and the Venetian and a few casinos on the Strip. I loved Las Vegas!
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Vegas Baby! I loved Las Vegas! I wasn’t sure what to expect but I found it fascinating! Most of our time was spent catching up with a great friend who serendipitously happened to be over from Australia at the same time. Would love to go back! Here’s a photo of the Las Vegas Boulevard sign at night, near the Flamingo […]
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Here’s a photo I took while wandering around Nagamachi, the old Samurai District of Kanazawa. Kanazawa was somehow spared the bombing that engulfed much of Japan during the second world war. As a result, it’s one of the few places in Japan where you can visit a genuine Samurai house.