Vaxholm – A charming little town of within the archipelago.
An hour (or so) boat ride out of Stockholm brings you to the start of the Stockholm archipelago. Since time was limited we decided to sail out to the first of the major towns – Vaxholm – as it was the shortest of the boat trips to the major archipelago towns. As we jumped abroad…
Getting lost in Gamla Stan.
Hej Sweden, we’ve made our way via overnight ferry and now we are ready for you – but first rest was to be had. As we rose from our AirBnB accommodation we were greeted with grey clouds for a lovely Stockholm summer’s day. It didn’t get us down, we were determined to trek out explore…
Helsinki, Come at me.
We’ve arrived! 20 hours or so flying time with a stop over in Singapore, we have made it to the land of the Finns. The weather was warmer than Melbourne, a cosy 16 degrees at 6am welcomed us like a semi warm hug and the fact it was already bright, it was going to take…
Travel “camera light” (the spine thanks you)
Before the days of the little Fuji camera that I now have in possession, travel or trips usually meant an addition of a hefty backpack full of dSLR gear. It wasn’t just a camera body, but usually a set of lenses to go with it (and heck, sometimes even an external flash for good measure).…
Rekindling the fire.
This is a story probably echoed the world over. About falling out of love with photography and falling back in love with it. I’m no professional photographer, but if you were to label me, I suppose you could lump me in as an advanced amateur or even to push to the label of “aspiring” pro,…