Blog posts about Drones and drone photography at Permanent Tourist

Walking in the snowy landscape of Axalp, high above Lake Brienz in the Swiss Bernese Oberland.

Drone photograph of Loch Glascarnoch in summer

Aerial views of a flooded glen in the wilds of northern Scotland, with low water levels exposing the old road.

Living in a land-locked, mountainous country can be hard when you love the seaside, beaches, caves and coastal nature. Luckily, Scotland abounds in such things, and we took the opportunity to spend a couple of hours at Lunan Bay when we visited Angus in July.

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About as close as we can get to visiting Germany at the moment; the car park next to the Rhine on the edge of Switzerland. (The river marks the northern border.)

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Finally photographing a long-awaited evening view across Lausanne, thanks to getting the right angle with my drone.

Wonderful and unusual drone and time-lapse sequences from the Visit Scotland YouTube channel.

The monumental lighthouse statue “Winged Victory” atop the Maddalena Hill in Turin.

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Because I take so many photos, and because I like sharing photos online, I have to be critical of my results and only share the best. Mainly, so that people don’t get bored of seeing so much of my stuff.

Schilthorn is a fascinating location where the James Bond Movie “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” was filmed and remains a huge tourist attraction with a revolving 360 degree restaurant. Schilthorn Piz-gloria is one of my favorite places to ski because you’re always above the clouds and the skiing is so beautiful. Words cannot describe the […]

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2019 was my second year with a drone, and I continued to experiment with the possibilities and travel to places with the specific aim of photographing them from the air.