THE BLOG

Sue and I went to Wales recently – it was planned that we’d go to South Wales first as she was born there but hadn’t physically seen the...

Only 3 days away but how we managed to recharge the batteries a bit mentally. On the other hand, not having had much exercise for a...

This year has been very difficult for a lot of people and some will have fewer family members owing to the Corona virus which is...

This year, the decision was made to go to the Lake District. We hadn’t been there for a number of years and it seemed like a good idea at...

For my 70th Birthday Sue took me on the Glen Etive, owned by Majestic Cruise Lines. The cruise was called “Mull – her inlets and...

All we are being asked to do is stay home, stay safe, eat, drink, sleep and look after ourselves. It doesn’t sound that hard does it but...

It’s a while since I posted anything – I’ve had one of these viruses that seem to last forever and the inspiration just hasn’t been...

For my birthday this year Sue booked a cruise on the Saga Spirit of Discovery. We looked and booked about a year ago and there weren’t...

Gardone, where we’ve been to a number of times, is a pretty little place and we’ve enjoyed going there. Salo, just a couple of kilometers...

We continue our travels from Keukenhof via an unnecessary ferry crossing, to Zaanse Schans, arriving a good 30 minutes after everyone...

Early last month I went to Holland on a short trip with some of my f4 photogs. We started off from Hull, travelling overnight to...

Last year I was looking on the web for somewhere different to photograph. I also wanted a variety of subject matter. A friend in my...

Further to my last post, here are some of the places we went to see. The Krka Falls are just spectacular and although there were plenty...

We enjoyed 2018 so when we saw a cruise around the Croatian Islands on a small (36 passenger) cruise ship, we thought it would be a great...

We saw this cruise a long while ago and Sue said it would be a great break for her birthday so we booked. The first time we’d been with...

I’ve been quite lazy with the camera so far this year. There’s lots going on later but at the moment when it’s cold wet and miserable I...

Yes – it was! We went to Bowness again to the Belsfield Hotel where we went last year. Not many new things to take pictures of but we met...

“We’ve never been to Rhodes” was the wistful murmur. I knew what was coming so got the credit card out. “I’ve seen this hotel” – I turned...

My birthday treat from Sue was to go to Lisbon. We flew from Liverpool with EasyJet which was quite painless and got us into Lisbon early...

An f4 trip to somewhere new. Fresh challenges like, what do we photograph, what’s the beer like, what have I forgotten, have I remembered...