I first heard about this volunteering project from a friend I’d made whilst volunteering in Zambia. She has been here and absolutely loved it. I was initially a little put off as volunteers have to commit to 8 weeks, but after seeing the place on the ‘Paul O’Grady, Animal Orphans’ T.V programme I decided it was time to stop thinking […]
Borneo – Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. Days 1 & 2Read More »
It’s nice to end a busy holiday with a few days at a beach, and Sri Lanka’s coastline is beautiful. After arriving at our penultimate hotel we got changed and went down to the beach where we spent £1.00 on a couple of coconuts. The sea seems mostly calm, but there are some good waves breaking near to shore and […]
Our journey from Ella to Mirissa was approximately 6 hours by road, and we found that by leaving early (5 a.m.) we could make a stop at Udawalawe National Park for a safari drive. Udawalawe has over 250 elephants and it was created to provide a sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the construction of a reservoir. We didn’t see […]
Sri Lanka – Ella to Mirissa and Udawalawe National ParkRead More »
Yet another vastly different stay. An old tea plantation house which has been turned into a hotel with just 6 bedrooms. The epitome of ‘getting away from it all’, this estate is in the hills and an hour’s drive away from the town of Kandy. We arrived in time for afternoon tea and cake served on the veranda, and chatted […]
Our accommodation here couldn’t have been more different to the tent where we had stayed on the previous two nights. We were in this location as apparently climbing up Sigiriya rock is ‘a must’ when visiting Sri Lanka. On arriving at the hotel we walked into a huge open lobby area with views of ‘the rock’ in the distance, and […]
After an overnight flight to Columbo we had a journey of several hours to our first destination – a tented camp just outside one of the National Parks. Our accommodation was simple but perfectly adequate and we saw and heard plenty of birds.. That evening we were escorted from our tent to the dining area, which was a large […]
This was the canyon that I was most looking forward to seeing, and it blew me away. A canyon carved out of the rocks by years of flash floods. At the right time of year and day the sunlight throws beams straight down to the ground like spotlights. Words can’t describe it and the photos don’t do it justice. I’ve […]
The Wild West Photography Tour – One of the most incredible places on earthRead More »
One of our stops along Route 66 was at the town of Holbrook. I was amazed to see what looked like the cars from the Disney/Pixar film ‘cars’. It turns out that the cartoon cars in the film were actually based on these, so I had to get some photos for my grandson, who loves that film. Below are […]
The Wild West Photography Tour. Holbrook. Monument Valley. Valley of the GodsRead More »
I got very behind with my blog, so this is going back 6 months to the rest of the USA road trip. The Grand Canyon has been ‘on my list’ for a few years and it’s certainly breathtaking. We did a late afternoon shoot at this next place and got very lost trying to find it. We came across what […]
The Wild West Photography Tour. Canyons – Grand and others!Read More »
A little general store was a treasure trove of photographic opportunities. As we had strictly limited the photographers on this trip so that they had plenty of teaching time and space, I was not an ‘official’ shooter. This meant that any shots of the models were ‘grab’ shots ensuring that I didn’t get in the way of anyone else. […]
The Wild West Photography Tour. Route 66, 2nd stop.Read More »