Frozen Landscapes: Photographing Finnish Lapland

Just like everyone else, ahead of my arrival in to Lapland I was so HUGELY excited to come to Lapland to experience all of the unmissable activities, that is, the reindeer sleigh rides, husky sleds, snowmobiling and of course, working alongside the real Santa!! The last thing I was thinking about before departure was bringing a decent camera as

Vintgar Gorge: My Favourite Walk

One of my favourite walks, and sights, near Lake Bled is the Vintgar Gorge. The Vintgar Gorge is said to be one of the most popular natural attractions in Slovenia and it is certainly one of the most beautiful. If you’re planning on visiting during July or August it’s great to head there before 9am

Lake Bled: Vintgar Gorge Walk

One of the most popular walks in the vicinity of Lake Bled is without a doubt, Vintgar Gore, a mere 5 km away from Bled. There are several different ways to get to the gorge: you can either take a local bus to the village of Podhom, from which it’s a 5 minutes’ walk to

Lakes Brienz and Thun: Top lakeside locations

Interlaken sits perfectly nestled between the two lakes of Brienz and Thun. Both lakes offer full days out in their own respect so we’ve brought together a few highlights not to miss: Lake Brienz Isetwald The pretty fishing village of Iseltwald is built on a peninsular which juts out towards the centre of Lake Brienz.

Filzmoos’ Dachstein Glacier

We’re lucky in Filzmoos to have one of Austria’s most iconic mountains right on our doorstep. Off to the east, above the village of Ramsau am Dachstein (which you can get to via the Filzmoos Wonderbus) we have the 2995 meter high Hoher Dachstein mountain range with the Gosau Glacier tucked away within the mountains.