Local markets are always a nice way of experiencing ‘normal’ every day life of a place that you visit. In Bali, markets are very common in every small town, as the idea of a supermarket hasn’t really caught on there yet, and we visited a number of them during our […]
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After the sun was well and truly in the sky, we left the Ulun Danu Temple and headed over to the Git Git waterfalls near Singaraja. Git Git Falls is a 40 meter waterfall passing through lush green vegetation as the water splashes and twirls around rocks that have been slowly formed […]
After four nights in Singapore we arrived in Bali. First we stayed at a resort hotel in Nusa Dua for five nights, before moving on to Ubud for the final six nights. Through researching Bali online, I had come across a local photographer Yande Ardana who offered photographic excursions. Well worth hiring […]
Marina Bay in Singapore has become home to a number of five star hotels, and is a popular destination in the evenings to enjoy the fine dining whilst watching the light display on the nearby Marina Bay Sands Hotel. I always enjoy night photography in big cities, so took the […]
One of the main tourist locations in Singapore is the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, located in the Little India district. Getting off the metro at the Little India stop affords you a walk past the shops on Buffalo Road and Serangoon Road before arriving at the temple. Along side […]
We started off our summer vacation this year by spending a couple of nights in Singapore en route to Bali. I had visited a couple of times in the past, and Kyoko used to live and work there, so for both of us it was a good opportunity to go […]
Due to some less than ideal travel times recently I ended up waiting in London after a meeting and before my flight home. I had my M-E with me, so I went for a wander in the streets around the office. When you’re in a big city, I guess you spend a […]
Charleroi, a city in Wallonia, Belgium, was at the centre of the Belgian Industrial Revolution. However a 2008 poll by the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant voted Charleroi as the ugliest city in the World. I decided to find out for myself and went along on a trip organised by Charleroi Adventure to […]
I’ve not had much luck finding a sharp 90mm lens to go with my rangefinder – every one I have tried has ended up being soft or front focusing, so in desperation I changed my focus from fast lenses to something a bit slower, and picked up an old Elmar-C […]
Due to a lack of practical flight connections between Dublin and Amsterdam, I decided to spend an extra night in Ireland after a recent customer event. Although our office is based in Leixlip, I caught the local train in the evening and headed for Dublin city centre. This was […]