They say that ‘what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas’ so by this law, taking photos along the strip should technically be banned. Lucky for me I was able to steal away some memories of the trip, and no thanks to the dollar margaritas we managed to find on our first day, have some proof […]
Photo Of The Week – Taking On Delhi’s Crazy Cricket Kids
May 6, 2011 by 7 Comments
Indians love their cricket. This quickly become apparent to us from flicking through the never-ending number of 24/7 cricket channels on Indian TV, and also from the fact that virtually everywhere you turned, someone was either holding a bat, ball or set of wickets. eagerly awaiting their next over. While wandering the sprawling grounds of the […]
Photo Of The Week – Tallinn Rooftops
April 29, 2011 by 5 Comments
I visited Tallin in January and having not really heard a lot about it, I was blown away by how stunning it was. Pastel buildings, castle rooftops covered in snow and as dusk came around there was the most beautiful golden hue in the air. I took this picture from a lookout point in the […]
Photo Of The Week – Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi
April 22, 2011 by 7 Comments
Emirates Palace, in Abu Dhabi (of the United Arab Emirates) is a huge 7 star luxury hotel which opened in 2005. The exterior of the hotel is a sight to be seen – it has 114 domes that are over 70 meters high, 200 fountains and 1.3 kilometers of private coastline for its guests. I […]
Photo Of The Week – Stalking Vampires At Highgate Cemetery
April 15, 2011 by 4 Comments
When opened in 1839, Highgate Cemetery soon became a fashionable place for burials, and was a much admired and visited London site. The attitude to death in the Victorian era led to the creation of a wealth of Gothic tombs and buildings throughout the grounds, which now is the resting place for many famous artists […]
Photo Of The Week – The Colourful Cars Of Sukhumvit Rd
April 1, 2011 by 13 Comments
On a recent trip to Bangkok I stayed just off Sukhumvit Rd and loved walking along there watching all the crazy drivers, feeling the breeze from tuk tuks whizzing past, and scoping out my next street food hit. I took this photo walking into one of the BTS stations which snakes the line of Sukhumvit Rd […]
Photo Of The Week – Holocaust Memorial, Berlin
March 18, 2011 by 4 Comments
Otherwise known as the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe this 19,000 square metre space in the middle of Berlin is covered with 2,711 concrete slabs of varying heights, arranged to form a maze-like grid. Upon walking down the slope and into the middle of the memorial, the concrete gets higher and higher, eventually […]
Photo Of The Week – Giza Pyramids By Dusk
March 10, 2011 by 7 Comments
The amount of traffic in Cairo and Giza puts any Western city to shame – the beeping, the swerving – and if you manage to come home without a cough from the smog, you’re doing well. When I visited Giza I stayed on the busiest road which leads to the Pyramids, Al Ahram, and the stunning […]
Photo Of The Week – Nambucca Heads, Australia
March 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
Nambucca Heads, on the Eastern Coast of Australia, is a perfect summer holiday location. I spent a week here over Christmas and I practically had the be dragged out of there as it was one of the most relaxing trips I’d had in ages. The typical Nambucca day consists of the following – Sleep in til around […]
Photo Of The Week – London Design By Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
February 25, 2011 by 3 Comments
This is one of my favorite shots of London…the magnificent Battersea Power Station in the background, the iconic red telephone box, and rain. What’s more London than that? What’s extra special about this photo though is the fact that both the phone box and the power station were designed by British architect Sir Giles Gilbert […]
