Photos & Travel (pre-covid)

If you’re wondering whether it’s worth spending a day exploring the Belém district of Lisboa (Lisbon) then I can reassure you it is, especially if you have interest in world exploration and maritime history. To reach Belém you have a few... Read More

It was initially an afterthought added at the last minute to our planned 3 week holiday to Spain but 5 days spent in Lisbon (Lisboa) turned out to be one of the highlights of our month away. Besides spending time in Central Lisbon we also went on... Read More

Russia is famous for it’s expensive and bureaucratic tourist visa process but luckily there is a work around if you plan to visit St Petersburg (or other Russian port) for up to 72 hours on a cruise ship or via ferry run by specific companies... Read More

If you’re on holiday in New York and have a few days spare it’s definitely worth hopping on an Amtrak train to visit Washington DC, the nations capital and home to many of the world’s highest quality free entry museums. As you would... Read More

New York is a huge city with a population of 8.8 million that’s twice that of my home town Sydney Australia. You could spend weeks there and not see everything, here are a few personal highlights from my last visit there. High Line The High Line... Read More

My wife and I recently went on a road trip through the North Island of New Zealand. I had previously traveled through New Zealand’s much more sparsely populated South Island several times and we wanted to check out North Island together this... Read More

During my first visit to New Zealand’s South Island I took a trip on the TranzAlpine train from Christchurch. Most people don’t do any research and book the train as a return full day journey from Christchurch to Greymouth and back again.... Read More

It can be hard to get a prepaid data SIM card in Japan so many tourists are forced to rent expensive mobile phone hotspot devices. Thankfully NTT DoCoMo is now offering a way for foreign tourists to pre-organise a Japan Welcome SIM to be picked up at... Read More

Although Kyoto is Japan’s 7th largest city, it’s the 2nd most popular with tourists after Tokyo because of it’s many temples as well as it’s history as Japan’s capital and Emperor’s resident city for over 1000 years... Read More

Miyajima Island is a popular day Trip from Hiroshima for those who like to get away from Japan’s urban landscape to walk in a more green environment, as well as seeing the O-Torii (Grand Torii Gate) at high/low tide. Getting to Miyajima... Read More