Tagged: Birds

Cuban Countryside Gallery

After leaving Havana and with the security of an experienced local driver, Saul and I tackled a fairly ambitious route around Cuba. Although we visited not just small towns, but also many of Cuba’s...

Drinking Rum and Queuing until Infinity

“If this is going to be like spending three weeks in Home Affairs, I don’t think it’s going to be that much fun.” My wife was grumpy. We’d been in Cuba for only 3...

La última galería

Our final days in Costa Rica included a few more frogs and birds, a guided visit to a coffee estate, some tree-top adrenaline and a short interlude of 5-star R&R to fortify us for our next destination. Here...

Costa Rica Gallery Número Dos

While travelling in Costa Rica, I became aware of the work of Bence Máté, a Hungarian wildlife photographer. One of the lodges where we stayed had his bird photography book “The Invisible Wildlife Photographer”, which features...

Costa Rica Gallery Número Uno

Saul might do a future post on our Costa Rican adventure, but in the meantime, here are a few photos to give you an idea of what we’ve been up to. If you’re a...

Vancouver Island Gallery

Before we started plotting this trip, I was unaware of the existence of Vancouver Island. So in case you’re in the same boat: it’s a Pacific island off the west coast of Canada (accessible...

Popham Beach Gallery

Ten days gave us plenty of opportunity to appreciate the varied but always spectacular moods of Popham Beach. Healthy breakers lapping the shore, islands you can walk to, sturdy lighthouses in the distance and...

An Interview with Myself

I was late for the interview.  So I was nervous.  This was the first interview that Burman was giving to a travel blogger and I didn’t want to blow it.  He had a reputation...