Today's travel photo is of an old 18th century farmhouse in Marie Antoinette's Estate at Versailles, France. Marie Antoinette, Queen of France at the time, wasn't fond of the court at Versailles. She much preferred the country life, so in 1783, she ordered the construction of her own secluded estate, with her own small palace and [...]
Today's travel photo is of a path leading through a vegetable garden just outside of Nunthala in Nepal. I spent the night at a teahouse in the village of Nunthala and took this photo in the morning as I continued my trek through the spectacular landscape. On this morning I had to descend down to [...]
Today's travel photo is of The Mall in Westminster, London. The Mall is the long, straight road that leads to Buckingham Palace from the Admiralty Arch, which is pedestrianized on Sundays and special holidays. The Mall actually continues through to terminate at the roundabout at Trafalgar Square, where it goes on to become The Strand. If [...]
Today's travel photo is of Catherine Bay on Rottnest Island in Western Australia. This photo shows you what you can expect from Rottnest Island for most of the year. Blue skies, white sand and warm, turquoise water. I took this photo while cycling around the island and stopped at a headland that provided this wonderful [...]
Today's travel photo is of a shop selling vegetables on the street in Kathmandu, Nepal. As you can probably tell, this building was damaged in the earthquake and is basically being held up by those wooden struts wedged in between the roof and the ground. You can't see it in this photo, but the entire [...]
Today's travel photo is of the damaged stupa in the village of Junbesi in Nepal, on the Jiri to Lukla trail. There was a lot of earthquake damage in the villages along the trail from Jiri, and in some places there were few buildings that had remained unscathed. Here in Junbesi, even the village stupa [...]
Today's travel photo is of the narrow street of Rue Galande in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The Latin Quarter is one of my favourite areas in Paris, filled with picturesque streets with lots of interesting shops and cafes to discover. It is down little lanes and alleys like this that you discover Paris' hidden [...]
Today's travel photo is of the Likhu Khola near Kinja in Nepal. I took this photo while crossing the river via a suspension bridge on the way to the village of Kinja, situated in this beautiful fertile valley, and where we would stop for lunch. We started the day in Bhandar at 2200m, but we [...]
Today's travel photo is of the view from the top of the Deurali Pass while hiking between the villages of Shivalaya and Bhandar in Nepal. I took this photo on the second day of my recent 24 day hike around the Everest region of Nepal. I started in Jiri the day before and hiked a [...]
Today's travel photo is of some Parisians relaxing and enjoying the sun in front of Luxembourg Palace in Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris. The Jardins du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens) is a huge area of green space in the 6th Arrondissement of Paris, surrounding the 17th century Luxembourg Palace. It is a popular place for locals and [...]
