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Time For a New Camera?

Having decided to buy a new camera, now comes the hard part… which one? Should I buy a newer model Canon DSLR, or go for one of the new bridge (superzoom) cameras? Having spent quite a bit of time considering the options, I decided to go with a bridge camera. But that takes me back [...]


Aurora? Eureka!

In late March Amani and I set off on an aurora hunting trip to Swedish Lapland. This was my 4th attempt at seeing the Aurora Borealis. Three previous adventures – once to northern Finland, once to Geysir in Iceland and once to Tromso and Longyearbyen in northern Norway, (all in the freezing winter months!) whilst [...]


Darwin to Alice on The Ghan

Have fallen a bit behind in updating things here, so here’s a quick round-up. [shashin type="photo" id="8675" size="small" columns="max" order="user" position="left"] We travelled to Australia in October, starting our journey in Darwin. Dear old Darwin… still has a place in my heart, having lived there for almost 7 years. As usual, it didn’t disappoint, in [...]