My sabbatical rolls on! After Norway, there was no rest as a couple of days later I was on my way to Newcastle and Nottingham with my two mates Si and Chief for a couple of random nights out. Two days after that, I was off …
Read MoreDay 7 Review – Homeward bound
I wake up, sad to be leaving in a few hours. I go to breakfast and chat to the friendly guy from Somerset who’s staying on for the full twelve days, and now I wish that I was too. I gather up my stuff and …
Read MoreDay 6 Review – Sol searching
7am and I need to get up. It looks bright outside and although I have had sunsets, I haven’t had a sunrise yet. The lazy part of me reminds me it’s a holiday and a bed’s there to be slept in, but the photographer side …
Read MoreDay 5 Review – Riding through the snow, on a twelve-dog open sleigh…
I wake up to sunrise poking through the clouds over mountains on the horizon. Breakfast, and then more photography outside. We pass under a bridge whose type seems to be common in these parts, connecting various islands and bridging fjords. I spend a few hours writing …
Read MoreDay 4 Review – Northern Exposure
Twenty years ago to this very day, I had the delight of seeing Paris for the first time. I was encapsulated by all the man-made structures and the beauty of the surroundings on that St. Valentine’s Day. Now, exactly twenty years on, I am astounded …
Read MoreLights, camera, action!
Full write up soon, but…oh…my…god…… last night’s display of the Northern Lights was awesome!! Wish I could capture all of it, but the sights were out of this world. It swayed, it drifted, it glowed, it danced above our heads as we drifted past darkened …
Read MoreDay 3 Review – Unlucky for some
Friday the thirteenth. If you’re at work, it’s unlucky for you, but for me, this trip is just getting better and better. I must say that I’m really enjoying this – it’s pretty much everything I’d hoped for and I just feel really content right …
Read MoreDay 2 Review – Trigger happy
I wake up at 4:30 to lots of rattling. I try to ignore it, but things seem quite rough and it isn’t stopping. I get up and fumble around at the cupboards, before successfully fixing the problem with a strong click. Relieved, I get back …
Read MoreFjord focus
Brief update via phone as net on board is expensive. Will try to log on later with more and photos. Apologies if blog is repeated; will try to fix. Having awesome time. Just had guided tour of Alesund. Town is picturesque, great photos. Weather cloud …
Read MoreDay 1 Review
My alarm wakes me up at 5:15 after just a few hours sleep. The room was quite noisy as it was directly opposite reception and the temperature was a little too warm for my liking, but I feel fine. It’s the first proper day of …
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