Here I find myself in a cosy cabin on the coast of Senja, a strikingly beautiful island in the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. It’s a cold night in mid-October, clouding over after a stunning sunset, with an icy wind springing up outside. Sunset over Steinfjorden this afternoon: Last night was a bit of a…
What a fantastic escape it was to Hattah-Kulkyne National Park last winter! After a hectic end to 2022, and a busy new year, I’ve finally found time to sit down and process the last of my photos. The park is situated in the Mallee country of Victoria, about 450 km north-west of Melbourne, and 75…
Third time lucky it was, finally making a long-awaited return across Bass Strait after a tedious couple of years of disruptions on all fronts, and having cancelled trips in 2020 and 2021 thanks to COVID-19 border restrictions. First up on the itinerary was the wild and windswept takayna/Tarkine region of north-west Tasmania, a beautifully rugged…
The number one reason for booking a ticket to Tromsø was the allure of the Northern Lights. [More about that in the previous story]. As I quickly discovered though, this part of Norway’s arctic north is extraordinarily fetching in daylight hours too. Aurora or not, Tromsø ticked all the boxes for a chilled-out holiday, combined…
Squeezing a first visit to Norway into just two weeks was proving to be a real puzzle. The routine of researching destinations and itinerary planning is a great form of escapism, almost like a virtual trip in itself. This time it sure had its challenges. Bergen was a definite choice for a city stay, and…
My latest short escape from the city was to the laid-back coastal town of South West Rocks on the New South Wales mid-north coast – about half way between Sydney and Brisbane. The highlight for me was time spent on the beaches of an early morning and late afternoon. Thick cloud clung lazily to the…
The Berner Oberland Bahn train leaves bang on time from Interlaken. This is Switzerland after all, where you can set your watch by the trains. Soon we climb gently alongside the fast running waters of the Weisse Lütschine river. The clanging of cowbells signals that we’re well and truly in the mountains; and keeping time…
I was fortunate enough to visit this wild, spectacular part of the Victorian coastline for a couple of days in the autumn of 2013. Being such a brief visit, I was keen to make the most of my opportunities, so I rose very early on my first morning. The image above, “Great Ocean Glow”, shows…
My introduction to this beautiful part of the world was on a cool, crisp and sunny October morning. I was scouting for a good location for a dusk or dawn photo shoot during a short visit to the southern end of the Bay of Fires. Having only a day up my sleeve I decided on…