Title | Entrydate ▾ |
Another VT meet is over |
15.07.2024 |
A lake cruise to end the meet |
11.07.2024 |
Montenegro in the rain |
01.07.2024 |
A rainy day in Kotor |
29.06.2024 |
Travelling to Kotor |
27.06.2024 |
Exploring Trogir |
23.06.2024 |
A dramatic fortress |
21.06.2024 |
Exploring historic Split |
19.06.2024 |
Flying to Split |
18.06.2024 |
Farewell to Cagliari – and sunshine! |
26.05.2024 |
Seaside and city sights |
25.05.2024 |
The Nuraghi of Sardinia |
24.05.2024 |
Exploring Castello (and a bit of Stampace) |
23.05.2024 |
Off to a new part of Italy |
21.05.2024 |
Flying home |
18.05.2024 |
Starting the long journey home |
17.05.2024 |
In search of more whales |
16.05.2024 |
A laid-back Sunday in Loreto |
15.05.2024 |
The largest animals in the world! |
13.05.2024 |
On the road in Baja |
10.05.2024 |
Exploring La Paz |
09.05.2024 |
Flying to Baja |
02.05.2024 |
From the mountains to the sea |
01.05.2024 |
Exploring the canyons |
29.04.2024 |
By train to the canyon |
26.04.2024 |
Flying north to the mountains |
17.04.2024 |
Eating our way around Oaxaca |
15.04.2024 |
The magic of Monte Albán |
09.04.2024 |
Onwards to Oaxaca |
06.04.2024 |
Meeting Frida in Coyoacan |
03.04.2024 |
Ancient peoples and holy shrines |
30.03.2024 |
A wonderful museum and a first look at Mexico City |
26.03.2024 |
We're off again! |
26.03.2024 |
All’s well that ends well |
21.01.2024 |
Fulfilling a promise |
20.01.2024 |
Match day |
18.01.2024 |
A chilly trip to Paris |
16.01.2024 |
Goodbye to the paradise of Eden Lodge |
12.01.2024 |
It’s not hell in Hellville |
09.01.2024 |
Sharing a beach |
08.01.2024 |
Life’s a beach |
06.01.2024 |
To the beach! |
28.12.2023 |
The tsingy: where one cannot walk barefoot |
24.12.2023 |
A long and bumpy drive! |
21.12.2023 |
Searching for the little things … |
18.12.2023 |
Flying north |
14.12.2023 |
A day out in Tana |
13.12.2023 |
A sacred tree and a return to Tana |
09.12.2023 |
Lemurs galore! |
07.12.2023 |
An injury, a night walk and our first lemurs! |
06.12.2023 |
Madagascar journey and arrival |
04.12.2023 |
Some final sightseeing downtown, then home |
22.11.2023 |
A visit to Amish country |
21.11.2023 |
The meet ends, officially, but not the fun! |
24.10.2023 |
Exploring Old Town |
23.10.2023 |
Downtown sights |
20.10.2023 |
Frank Lloyd Wright, downtown sights and pizza! |
19.10.2023 |
A day out of the city |
18.10.2023 |
Off to Chicago |
16.10.2023 |
Farewell to Paris again (for now) |
13.10.2023 |
Art and death in Paris |
12.10.2023 |
Up, up and away in Paris |
02.10.2023 |
A return to the Marais |
01.10.2023 |
Welcome back to Paris |
15.09.2023 |
Another VT meet is finally over |
01.08.2023 |
Visiting Kvaløya Island |
28.07.2023 |
Around the island |
20.07.2023 |
Seeing more of Tromsø |
11.07.2023 |
First full day in Tromsø |
07.07.2023 |
Arriving in Tromsø |
27.06.2023 |
Snow and scenery inside the Arctic Circle |
24.06.2023 |
Boarding the MS Nordlys in Trondheim |
19.06.2023 |
Travelling to Trondheim |
18.06.2023 |
Goodbye to Tirana |
15.05.2023 |
A leisurely Sunday in Tirana |
14.05.2023 |
Mountain views and more dark tourism |
12.05.2023 |
Dark tourism in Tirana |
09.05.2023 |
A city break in Tirana |
06.05.2023 |
Another trip comes to an end |
19.04.2023 |
Winding down at the end of the trip |
19.04.2023 |
In Tayrona National Park |
16.04.2023 |
The drive to Cayena Beach |
15.04.2023 |
Seeing yet more of Cartagena |
14.04.2023 |
A stroll through Getsemani |
10.04.2023 |
Exploring Cartagena |
05.04.2023 |
Flying to Cartagena |
03.04.2023 |
El Peñol and Guatapé |
31.03.2023 |
Exploring Medellín |
25.03.2023 |
Birds and orchids on the road to Medellín |
24.03.2023 |
Pretty villages and rural sights |
23.03.2023 |
One of Colombia’s most famous crops (no, not that one!) |
21.03.2023 |
Colonial history, and pre-history! |
20.03.2023 |
Heading out of the city |
19.03.2023 |
Seeing more of Bogota |
17.03.2023 |
Seeking gold in Colombia |
16.03.2023 |
Time to go home … |
31.01.2023 |
Back to Kathmandu – but not to Thamel |
30.01.2023 |
Local wildlife and local people |
29.01.2023 |
In search of the elusive tigers of Bardia |
24.01.2023 |
Another national park |
20.01.2023 |
Back to Kathmandu, just briefly |
18.01.2023 |
Worth the early start? You bet! |
17.01.2023 |
More mountain views and an impressive statue |
16.01.2023 |
A peaceful day |
11.01.2023 |
From Bandipur to Pokhara by road |
10.01.2023 |
Exploring Bandipur |
08.01.2023 |
On the road to Bandipur |
24.12.2022 |
More exploration of Chitwan |
23.12.2022 |
We’re going on a rhino hunt! |
21.12.2022 |
From Kathmandu to Chitwan |
20.12.2022 |
To Bhaktapur and Dhulikhel |
17.12.2022 |
Mountains, temples and more |
14.12.2022 |
Kathmandu, here we come! |
13.12.2022 |
Time to go home |
15.10.2022 |
History both ancient and recent |
10.10.2022 |
The art of two eras |
07.10.2022 |
Sofia in rain and sun |
06.10.2022 |
Returning to Sofia |
05.10.2022 |
A morning in the Marais |
04.10.2022 |
Regretting last night’s dinner! |
22.09.2022 |
Canals and islands |
21.09.2022 |
A sunny day in Paris |
19.09.2022 |
Another (our 41st) anniversary in Paris |
10.09.2022 |
Final morning and flying home |
18.06.2022 |
A Sunday at Praia do Faro |
14.06.2022 |
A day trip to Tavira |
11.06.2022 |
Old town sights and a boat trip |
03.06.2022 |
A return to Faro |
27.05.2022 |
The long slog home |
15.05.2022 |
Last day by the Pacific |
13.05.2022 |
A mishap on the Rio Nosara |
10.05.2022 |
A laid-back surfing town |
03.05.2022 |
Back to the Pacific coast |
29.04.2022 |
A bird and some butterflies |
26.04.2022 |
The cloud forest lives up to its name! |
24.04.2022 |
Onward again to the cloud forest |
23.04.2022 |
Wildlife in the Caño Negra refuge |
05.04.2022 |
Birdlife and sloths in Arenal |
02.04.2022 |
Onwards to Arenal |
23.03.2022 |
Pacific coast highlights |
15.03.2022 |
In Corcovado National Park |
11.03.2022 |
Flying south |
09.03.2022 |
Prelude: do you know the way to San José? |
09.03.2022 |
Mainly about the Real Alcázar |
18.01.2022 |
The rain in Spain |
15.01.2022 |
Back in the air! |
13.01.2022 |
The perfect Parisian Sunday |
10.10.2021 |
Rodin and street photography |
07.10.2021 |
Exploring Montmartre |
25.09.2021 |
Anniversary trip to Paris |
15.09.2021 |
Good-bye Vietnam! |
14.05.2020 |
Past and present in Saigon |
12.05.2020 |
Cu Chi Tunnels and Chinatown, HCMC |
10.05.2020 |
Onwards to our final stop |
08.05.2020 |
Our twenty minutes of fame in Vietnam! |
05.05.2020 |
Historic Hoi An |
02.05.2020 |
From Halong Bay to Hoi An |
30.04.2020 |
Halong Bay cruise |
28.04.2020 |
Hanging out in Hanoi |
25.04.2020 |
Moving on to Vietnam |
23.04.2020 |
Island life |
21.04.2020 |
In the heat of southern Laos |
19.04.2020 |
Flying south |
17.04.2020 |
On the road to Luang Prabang |
14.04.2020 |
Among the Khamu and the Ikhos |
12.04.2020 |
A day on the river |
10.04.2020 |
Travelling north |
08.04.2020 |
Monks, elephants and temples – delights of Luang Prabang |
06.04.2020 |
Temples and traditions in Luang Prabang |
04.04.2020 |
Getting to know Luang Prabang |
02.04.2020 |
From Cambodia to Laos |
30.03.2020 |
Village Explorer |
28.03.2020 |
Angkor beyond Angkor Wat |
25.03.2020 |
Ticking off a bucket list item – Angkor Wat |
23.03.2020 |
The road to Siem Reap |
21.03.2020 |
Exploring Phnom Penh |
19.03.2020 |
The Killing Fields |
17.03.2020 |
Phnom Penh: arrival and street food |
15.03.2020 |
Journey to Bangkok |
14.03.2020 |
Music and markets |
08.01.2020 |
Meeting Virtual Tourist friends in Germany |
06.01.2020 |
Farewell to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
23.12.2019 |
Follow the Yellow Brick Road |
21.12.2019 |
International friendships |
20.12.2019 |
(Mostly) on the road |
15.12.2019 |
A day out in Wonsan |
12.12.2019 |
Up into the mountains |
10.12.2019 |
A stay on the east coast |
07.12.2019 |
The revolutionary mountain |
04.12.2019 |
In our country … |
02.12.2019 |
Flying north |
27.11.2019 |
So who did start the war? |
25.11.2019 |
Only in North Korea … |
20.11.2019 |
Feats of engineering - and shooting! |
18.11.2019 |
Grand monuments and a walk in the city |
15.11.2019 |
Storm number thirteen |
14.11.2019 |
Dreaming of reunification |
11.11.2019 |
Kaesong history |
07.11.2019 |
South to the border |
04.11.2019 |
Let us pay our respects … |
01.11.2019 |
The Land of the People |
28.10.2019 |
Getting to know Pyongyang, continued |
25.10.2019 |
Getting to know Pyongyang |
23.10.2019 |
To Pyongyang! |
19.10.2019 |
Beijing temples |
17.10.2019 |
Sunday afternoon in Beijing |
15.10.2019 |
Briefly in Beijing |
12.10.2019 |
Our adventure begins! |
10.10.2019 |
Why go to North Korea? |
08.10.2019 |
All good Euromeets … |
06.07.2019 |
Return to Sofia |
03.07.2019 |
Monuments to former glories and to battles past |
30.06.2019 |
A fortress, a monastery and a stormy evening! |
27.06.2019 |
Exploring Plovdiv |
24.06.2019 |
To Koprivshtitsa and elsewhere |
22.06.2019 |
Travelling to Plovdiv |
19.06.2019 |
Discovering Sofia |
16.06.2019 |
Euromeet 2019 begins! |
13.06.2019 |
City tour in Salalah – and home |
26.03.2019 |
The Empty Quarter |
23.03.2019 |
East and west of Salalah |
20.03.2019 |
From Muscat to the south |
16.03.2019 |
A dramatic drive |
13.03.2019 |
A return to the mountains |
11.03.2019 |
Souks and castles |
09.03.2019 |
Up into the mountains |
07.03.2019 |
Desert life |
06.03.2019 |
Into the desert |
04.03.2019 |
South from Muscat |
02.03.2019 |
Off to Oman! |
28.02.2019 |
Comics and games |
29.11.2018 |
A birthday in Lucca |
24.11.2018 |
More strolling around Lucca |
20.11.2018 |
Strolling around Lucca (still mostly in the rain) |
17.11.2018 |
Exploring Lucca, mostly in the rain |
13.11.2018 |
Birthday trip to Italy |
08.11.2018 |
Anniversary in Leipzig |
18.09.2018 |
Different perspectives on the city |
16.09.2018 |
Some of Leipzig’s famous sons |
13.09.2018 |
Faces in stone |
12.09.2018 |
An anniversary trip to Germany |
11.09.2018 |
Out of Africa - literally! |
01.08.2018 |
Closing the circle |
31.07.2018 |
Above and around the falls |
30.07.2018 |
Mosi-oa-Tunya |
29.07.2018 |
Another country beckons |
28.07.2018 |
Another wonderful day in the Okavango |
27.07.2018 |
Exploring the delta |
26.07.2018 |
To the delta |
25.07.2018 |
Last full day at Chobe |
23.07.2018 |
A fabulous fauna-filled first full day in Botswana |
21.07.2018 |
Three countries in one day |
20.07.2018 |
Of giraffes and elephants (mainly!) |
18.07.2018 |
The adventure begins |
17.07.2018 |
What, no whales? |
18.06.2018 |
Stunning landscapes of Iceland: the day the sun shone |
14.06.2018 |
Iceland’s South Coast |
10.06.2018 |
The Golden Circle in the rain |
09.06.2018 |
City tour; and the meeting begins! |
06.06.2018 |
It’s May, so it must be Euromeet! |
05.06.2018 |
Mixing business and pleasure |
24.04.2018 |
Of birds and beasts … and seafood! |
23.04.2018 |
Jersey under occupation |
21.04.2018 |
A mini island adventure |
20.04.2018 |
Our work here comes to a close – for now |
29.03.2018 |
Out and about |
28.03.2018 |
More work – and play! |
27.03.2018 |
We start our work |
26.03.2018 |
Exploring the city |
25.03.2018 |
A rare work trip abroad |
24.03.2018 |
Homeward bound |
27.02.2018 |
Farewell to Santiago, hello (again) Sal |
26.02.2018 |
Carnival day |
25.02.2018 |
More island history |
24.02.2018 |
Sunday in Praia |
22.02.2018 |
An island tour |
20.02.2018 |
Where hurricanes are born |
19.02.2018 |
A winter break |
18.02.2018 |
Our last morning – and the sun shines again! |
06.11.2017 |
A wet Sunday in Paris |
04.11.2017 |
‘We'll always have Paris’ |
02.11.2017 |
Travelling home |
15.09.2017 |
A flying visit to another ancestral home |
14.09.2017 |
Monday, and Arpino is closed for business (almost) |
13.09.2017 |
Birthplace of Cicero |
10.09.2017 |
Back to Chris’s roots |
09.09.2017 |
After the match |
25.08.2017 |
Football in Germany |
24.08.2017 |
All good things … |
21.08.2017 |
Purple Haze |
19.08.2017 |
A bridge, bald eagles and contemporary art |
18.08.2017 |
Art, history ... and ice cream! |
17.08.2017 |
Thar she blows - eventually! |
15.08.2017 |
To the islands |
14.08.2017 |
A day in the mountains |
12.08.2017 |
Of wild fires and the Wild West |
11.08.2017 |
A day on the lake |
10.08.2017 |
Pioneer history and scenic drives |
09.08.2017 |
A day of weather extremes |
08.08.2017 |
In Paradise |
07.08.2017 |
City streets and mountain views |
06.08.2017 |
Exploring the Olympic Peninsula – part three |
05.08.2017 |
Exploring the Olympic Peninsula – part two |
04.08.2017 |
Exploring the Olympic Peninsula – part one |
03.08.2017 |
We hit the road! |
02.08.2017 |
Exploring Seattle |
01.08.2017 |
A US road trip begins |
31.07.2017 |
The morning after the meeting before |
10.06.2017 |
Our second Euromeet outing |
09.06.2017 |
A Euromeet outing |
08.06.2017 |
Virtual Tourist Euromeet, official first day |
07.06.2017 |
From Zurich to Kempten |
06.06.2017 |
Collecting countries |
05.06.2017 |
Exploring the city |
04.06.2017 |
You can kill a website but you can't kill friendships |
02.06.2017 |
The fishermen of Chowara |
11.03.2017 |
Life’s a beach – or maybe a swimming pool |
10.03.2017 |
From backwaters to beach |
09.03.2017 |
We take to the (back)water |
07.03.2017 |
It's all about the wildlife |
06.03.2017 |
The Cardamom Hills |
05.03.2017 |
Tea, glorious tea |
04.03.2017 |
We head for the hills |
03.03.2017 |
Fishing, worshipping, dancing … |
01.03.2017 |
Return to India |
28.02.2017 |
Back to where it all began |
10.02.2017 |
Catholicism and ancient cultures entwined |
09.02.2017 |
Of moai and more |
08.02.2017 |
An introduction to the moai, and the cult of the Birdman |
06.02.2017 |
The navel of the earth |
05.02.2017 |
Breaking the journey |
04.02.2017 |
Getting that iconic shot |
04.02.2017 |
“The full Paine” |
02.02.2017 |
To touch the sky |
02.02.2017 |
Onwards towards the south |
31.01.2017 |
A morning in Puerto Varas |
30.01.2017 |
A special place |
29.01.2017 |
Of lakes and waterfalls |
29.01.2017 |
A lakeside setting |
27.01.2017 |
Of valleys and the setting sun |
26.01.2017 |
A steaming landscape |
25.01.2017 |
A desert town |
23.01.2017 |
Desert villages |
22.01.2017 |
Water in the desert |
21.01.2017 |
I’ve been through the desert …. |
20.01.2017 |
Valley of Paradise |
18.01.2017 |
Of chicha and wine |
17.01.2017 |
Looking down on Santiago |
16.01.2017 |
Santiago de Chile |
12.01.2017 |
Now that jacarandas are in bloom … |
11.01.2017 |
Introducing the author |
09.01.2017 |