As a less experienced traveller, I always used to favour hotels. I felt they were somehow a more reliable ‘bet’, safer and ‘supportive’ of travellers. However, I am delighted to say I have had my eyes truly opened by our…
I expected little but fell head over heels in love with the Costa Rica. So much so, that I had some ‘re-integration’ issues returning back to ‘normal life’ after immersion in such a naturally beautiful and bewildering country. The guide books do…
I am so glad we chose to stay here, especially after seeing some of the other hotel accommodations in Moneteverde. Not that there is anything wrong with the other accommodations – quite the opposite! There is a fabulous array of boutique hotels and spas, friendly hostels and B&Bs run by locals, but to…
We’ve done it! It’s taken a wee while, but we’ve finally sorted and processed our photography from our trip to Costa Rica in June 2011. We took literally thousands of pictures, so it’s taken some time to sort and order them…
It’s not a beautiful square, per say. But rare in the fact that it’s avoided the temptation of other great city squares to capitalise its space. There’s no rows of cafes on its edges and very few hawkers selling their…
Here goes: One month At least one publishable (5*) shot to be taken every day for 31 consecutive days A minimum of 2.5 hours spent on photography, post production / photo promotion and blogging each evening (Mon to Fri inclusive) – much longer…
Day 31 of the macro challenge and the end is here! What a fabulous month it has been. I feel almost weepy to see the end of it, I’ve loved the motivation and energy it’s provided me with – and I’ve…
I realised tonight that I’ve never actually IDd this little guy, but have always thought of him as a grasshopper. This was taken in May 2006 in Ecuador, and is one of my first DSLR shots – we bought the…
Well, it’s day 30 and my macro obsession reached new (delightful) heights today when I captured some shots I am extremely proud of BUT, I will never be able to top these for my last day and grand finale tomorrow…
Day 29 and I was so relieved to see the rain – not only because it offered some temporary and refreshing relief from this crazy heatwave, but also because it gave me a great opportunity to take some macro shots with natural…