Blog posts about lake at Permanent Tourist

Going somewhere new and exploring the lake shore at Seengen, near Hallwil.

I bought a bike because it’s fun, it will improve my fitness rapidly – thereby helping me to get ready for hiking season – and because it means that I don’t have to rely on public transport or on my car for my daily trip to work and back. It also allows me to enjoy the local scenery more; getting me further more quickly than on foot.

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Lake shore and boardwalk at Étang de la Gruère

A little bit of the Scottish Highlands in Switzerland.

Short sequence of aerial views of Faulensee in Switzerland.

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Jo took me to visit Loch an Eilein, in the Rothiemurchus estate, during one of my first trips to Scotland way back in 2005. I love pine forests and, in particular, Scots pines, so I was in my element there. The walk around the loch is an easy one, ranging 4-5 miles over pretty unchallenging […]

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We’re incredibly lucky to live in such a beautiful place, and incredibly lucky to be able to enjoy the sight of the Blümlisalp paddle steamer, which passes our home every day in summer, hooting loudly as it arrives at the landing quay in the village a few hundred metres away.

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Sunsets in the mountains are different from those over flatter landscapes.

A spring-like day and an afternoon stroll around a little village on the shore of Lake Brienz.

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Perfect photographic conditions on the shores of Ullswater in the Cumbrian Lake District last week.

Finding a magnificent view of a scene I know well, by going up a little road and turning a corner.

The shore of Lake Thun at Gwatt is a great place to photograph the sunrise and the sunset.

A thousand-year-old castle on the lake shore near Thun, with wonderful gardens, terrific views, and a hideously ugly restaurant.

Searching for viewpoints, poring over maps, dodging power lines, and coming home with classic landscape images.

Visiting lake shore villages in the French-speaking Romandie region of Switzerland feels like a little foreign holiday.

This year’s aim: see new places and try new things. Close to home, this means going out from home and documenting the village where I live as much as possible. Despite living here for nearly five years, the only parts of Faulensee I’ve really photographed have been the views from above the village or from home.