I had a wonderful time on the North and South Islands of New Zealand after being invited to spend time with friends. We arrived 30th Dec 2024, and left 11th Jan 2025. Auckland We spent the first week in the Auckland area. On the first evening we visited The Brit for dinner and drinks, followed by cocktails at Caretaker and Hotel So's Rooftop Bar. Later in the week we had a couple of lovely stops at Ponsonby Central as well, with one dinner followed by some games of pool nearb

I had a week's break in Fiji in March, in between chemotherapy sessions, and it was a real relief to get away. The thought of coming back for more sessions was always in the back of my mind though, and I am really looking forward to travelling again when I am cancer free and able to celebrate the start of my next chapter. I've been to Fiji a few times and I have always been amazed by the beauty of the Fijian people, they are genuinely the nicest I've met anywhere. We stayed a

I flew into South Africa early July to commence a month long series of safari adventures in South-Central Africa and East Africa. It was my second safari focused trip to Africa and I'd love to go again. I thought my first trip would be my 'once in a lifetime' safari trip and it did not disappoint! I explored a number of amazing camps in Southern Tanzania, and was very excited about the opportunity to go again. On both trips I travelled with friends from Argentina who are Afri

My first trip to Bali was in February and the weather was great. Although we had some rain it was excellent overall and the people are lovely. My two favourite shots are below. Cliff Top Views captured during the Nusa Penida Island Tour that we booked through Club Wyndham. Sunset shot taken from where we stayed at the Wyndham Jivva Resort.

I flew into Phuket in October 2018 for my first trip to Thailand, staying for 2 weeks at the Wyndham Sea Pearl Resort. I had some concerns about the weather as it was the end of the wet season but I was incredibly lucky, although there were a lot of storms, every day I'd planned to be travelling was perfect! 1) Phuket Elephant Park & Phuket Elephant Sanctuary Although I wanted to see elephants in Thailand I wanted to make sure I was supporting elephant friendly organisations.

When we visited Scotland (my first trip) in the last week of February 2018 we knew it could snow even though we were on the brink of spring. However, nothing could have prepared us for the unprecedented weather that came while we were there - with Scotland at one stage being on a red alert for the first time in history! After landing in Aberdeen we drove to Stonehaven for lunch and over the next few days in the highlands we saw some beautiful scenery, that initially only bec

I had the privilege of spending 3 weeks in Ireland in August and September 2017. Passionate about travel I always love the destination but Ireland was every bit as pretty and dramatic as I hoped it would be. We were very fortunate with the weather and enjoyed fantastic view after view as we drove around. The winding roads were much smaller than I'm used to particularly in the coastal areas. I am glad I wasn't driving as I have no idea how people can drive so quickly when they

If I had to describe my experience of South America in one word, it would be ‘breathtaking’. I knew I would enjoy my first trip to this incredible continent but I couldn’t have anticipated how the natural beauty of the region would astound me on a daily basis. I was captivated by the landscape, the vibrancy of the culture and the passion of the local guides for their local areas. Travelling with two friends over 3.5 weeks April/May 2017 we were fortunate that there were less