Iclandic Adventures

So who's been to Iceland??

Well I can happily say I have. I can also quite happily say that i'd go back too. Well that is of course if I actually purchased the right clothing next time.

Its funny if your not wearing proper snow attire e.g. Snow jacket, snow pants and snow boots. Then regardless of whatever else you put on, and or how many layers, I can garuntee that your going to feel like your wearing nothing at all!!

Regardless of the climate. Iceland is amazing in every sense of the word. They are one of the most enviromnetally concious and friendly place in the world, running completely on geothermal and hydroelectricity. The majority of their cars are running on either methane, hydrogen or electric. And last but not least, their scenery is off the richter scale!

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Its all about the friends you make along the way...

It has come up in conversation many times during my travels. Traveling around the world is such an amazing experience. Visiting all those beautiful places and revelling in interesting and different cultures and ways of life  lets just say, it's character building! But the thing that really makes all of these times so special are the people that you meet along the way.

These next few shots are some of the amazing people who have really made my travels such an amazing life changing experience.

Enjoy

 

Impromptu Silliness

Its your lucky day!

Today's pictures are from a guest photographer and my beautiful girlfriend Natalie Thom!

I really couldn't leave these shots out, because every time I look at them they make me laugh out loud.

This is the result of Nat asking Tim and I to act "natural" after several Steins on the second day of Oktoberfest.

Timmo is not only my cousin, but is also one of my best friends, and can now also add "the ultimate travel companion" to his CV. The amount of stories I could tell you about our antics could fuel this blog for many years to come and that not even mentioning our latest trip!!

This sequence is about as serious as I've ever seen us in  my entire life!

Brilliantly Berlin

Ask anyone who has visited Berlin and I'm sure they would agree that there is something magical in the air.

I must admit i was not much of a fan of history in high school, but since visiting Berlin i think if my high school had managed to incorporate a school excursion to this amazing city, then maybe i would have changed my tune.

The shots below will hopefully paint the picture what a culturally vibrant destination Berlin really is.

Enjoy. 



Greece Lightening

Next stop on the tour is Greece.

If you look at a map, you'd probably think that getting from Split in Croatia to Greece would be a piece of cake - you guessed wrong! After spending countless hours on the computer with our in-house travel agent Alicia McCarthy, we managed to book the cheapest, quickest and most direct flight possible...in 16 hour form. That involved flying from Split to Zagreb (Croatia), then Zagreb to Cologne Bonn (Germany), then finally from Cologne Bonn to Santorini in the Greek Island.

PHEW...that made me tired just thinking about it again!

What should be a quick 1 hour flight from Croatia to Greece, ended up being a whole day in transit.Happy Days...

Having said all that.The one day in transit was worth every minute and every penny (or Euro).

Greece is amazing.

After doing a one day sightseeing marathon with Tim in Santorini, we decided to leg-it straight for Ios for some fun and frivolity. Which is exactly what we got.

The next few photos are from our week of travel through the Greece.

I hope you enjoy!

I heart HVAR

Hvar, an island located off coast of Croatia, is one of the many places that my cousin Tim and i fell in love with. We had a real hard time leaving the place, especially when Tim was offered work at the local medical centre after his disagreement with a uncooperative scooter, and me lining up work harvesting Lavender for Luca the owner of our hostel!

 

Got to start somewhere

A big HELLO to anyone who reads this blog,

Sorry for the delay but uploading pics to my hard drive, resizing, editing, uploading them and then posting them online is quite the pain in the ass - especially whilst being on the road in euroland for the last month. Having said that, compared to the ye olde' times i'm sure its really just a walk in the park and i'm just being uber lazy.

Anyway, now that i've got the ball rolling hopefully you'll start seeing a few more piccies from now on.

These first shots are from mine and Tim's first stop on our trip Croatia - Old Town in Dubrovnik!

I hope you enjoy.

Luke