THE BALKANS - 50 PHOTOS TO INSPIRE A VISIT
I quite often get asked after having nearly travelled to every country in Europe, what my favourite part is of this amazing continent I get to call home. What surprises a lot of people every time I’m asked is my response, without hesitation, the Balkans.
This photo collection of mine features in no particular order, photos taken largely in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo, however you will also find a couple of photos from Albania, Slovenia Croatia and Serbia. I hope this gallery inspires you to visit this less visited part of the continent!
I quite often get asked after having nearly travelled to every country in Europe, what my favourite part is of this amazing continent I get to call home. What surprises a lot of people every time I’m asked is my response, without hesitation, the Balkans.
Stunning scenery, incredible (but troubled in large part) history, amazing food and for Brits and other Western visitors, very affordable prices are to name a few of the reasons why I put this region at the top of my must visit European destination list.
An interesting quality I find about this part of Europe, which although can be frustrating to many travellers but I find particularly interesting and adds an element of nostalgia is how you travel around this region. Most of these countries still retain a hard border and use their own currencies, which to me these small things bring back a touch of what travel used to be like across the whole of Europe many years ago before the adoption of the Euro and border-free travel area.
This photo collection of mine features in no particular order, photos taken largely in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo, however you will also find a couple of photos from Albania, Slovenia Croatia and Serbia. I hope this gallery inspires you to visit this less visited part of the continent!
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EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK, NEPAL - 60 PHOTOS TO INSPIRE A VISIT
I was extremely lucky to get the opportunity to visit Nepal last year, as part of a charity team we set the challenge upon ourselves to trek to Everest Base Camp, all in the name of raising important funds for my local hospice. As you can imagine, the geography that we were walking within was absolutely incredible, living in the Lake District means that I am no stranger to a mountain or two, however Himalayas makes the largest of Cumbrian mountain look like a measly hill! Here is a collection of my favourite photos from the trip, I really hope these inspire a trip of your own to Nepal and especially Everest Base Camp!
I was extremely lucky to get the opportunity to visit Nepal last year, as part of a charity team we set the challenge upon ourselves to trek to Everest Base Camp, all in the name of raising important funds for my local hospice. Flying into Kathmandu, we spent a few days exploring the capital city and getting adjusted to the region, before making our way over to a small town in the East called Ramechhap, where the following day where boarded a tiny plane to fly to what is dubbed as the ‘most dangerous airport in the world’
Once safely in Lukla, the journey really began, trekking to Everest Base Camp (positioned at 5364m above sea level). The trek took 7 days to climb up and 3 days to get back down, pushing many of the team to their absolute physical and emotional limits.
As you can imagine, the geography that we were walking on was absolutely incredible, living in the Lake District means that I am no stranger to a mountain or two, however Himalayas makes the largest of Cumbrian mountain look like a measly hill!
Here is a collection of my favourite photos from the trip, I really hope these inspire a trip of your own to Nepal and especially Everest Base Camp!
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HONSHU, JAPAN - 27 PHOTOS TO INSPIRE A VISIT
Honshu, Japan’s largest and most visited island is really one of the best choices of Japanese destination if you want a taste of everything this amazing country has to offer. From its ultra high-tech and alive megacities such as Tokyo and Osaka, to its incredible natural beauty and traditionalism which can be found in places like Kyoto and not to forget out in the countryside and rural areas.
Honshu, Japan’s largest and most visited island is really one of the best choices of Japanese destination if you want a taste of everything this amazing country has to offer. From its ultra high-tech and alive megacities such as Tokyo and Osaka, to its incredible natural beauty and traditionalism which can be found in places like Kyoto and not to forget out in the countryside and rural areas.
I was extremely lucky to get the opportunity to take a trip to Jopan for 2 weeks in September 2023. Flying into Tokyo, I spent a few days exploring the capital city, before making my way down to Osaka on the Shinkansen (known better as The Bullet Train!). On the way to Osaka, I stopped in Fuji (it’s much more difficult that you think to get a photo of Mt. Fiji, hence it not making the cut in this post!), the vast tea plantation region of Shizuoka Prefecture and Kyoto, to witness the legendary Geisha’s.
Here is a collection of my favourite photos from the trip, I really hope these inspire a trip of your own to Honshu and Japan!
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