Posts about Travel and tourism
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Adventure is an attitude
Going on large and small adventures has always made my life a little richer.
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Looking back on 200,000 kilometres
All good things come to an end, and it’s time to say farewell to my trusty Avant.
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Surprised by Venice
We took advantage of a much-reduced number of tourists in July to visit Venice. I came away with an unexpected number of good and unique photographs.
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Lake Hallwil
Going somewhere new and exploring the lake shore at Seengen, near Hallwil.
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2020 retrospective – three weeks in the north of Scotland
Spending three weeks in one of the most beautiful parts of the world this summer.
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Temptation for idiots
The news over the past couple of days has proven that there is an insane number of people taking to the countryside in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Here in the Swiss Alps, all of the cable cars and mountain stations are closed, and even the essential trains are running on a reduced service. […]
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Capture The North
A short film by David Jervidal.
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Moods of Seaton
One has to wonder what happened in the Devon seaside town of Seaton to bring it from a self-touted “artisanal haven” to its current dilapidated state.
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The first cable-car in Switzerland
The Wetterhorn Aufzug in Grindelwald took visitors up towards the Wetterhorn until 1915.
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Thomas Heaton in Switzerland
British photographer and videographer Thomas Heaton visits three of my favourite locations in Switzerland.
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The draw of the Hörnlihütte
Itching to visit the historic Hörnlihütte in Zermatt.
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A place of irregular marriages
The small town of Gretna Green, which lies alongside the M6/A74M on the border between Scotland and England, is one of the most popular wedding destinations in the world.
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Land’s End
Our holiday to the south of England this summer took us to the most south-westerly point of the British mainland.
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The rolling hills of Basel-Land
Photographing picturesque villages amongst the rolling hills of canton Basel-Land.
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Hotel tip for central London
Save your money for fun stuff and stay at a Premier Inn when you’re in London. Chain hotels, but excellent locations, high standards and free wifi.
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Stunning
There’s a trend these days for people to use the word “stunning”: from tabloid newspapers to t.v. presenters. And their use of the word so often makes everyone else use it. A view of the sea: “stunning”. A fashionable dress: “stunning”. A film star looking average on a red carpet somewhere: “stunning”. I think that use of the […]
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Oeschinenalp to Blüemlisalp glacier via Heuberg and Oberbärgli
Hiking along a panoramic path above the lake at Oeschinensee and then over-doing it on a much steeper, rockier path on the way to the Blümlisalphütte.
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New sales film from the Schilthorn
The Schilthorn Cableway has released a new short advertising film today, and as usual, it makes me want to head for Mürren straight away.
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Smugglers’ Island
Burgh Island, off the coast of Devon, was re-christened by Agatha Christie in 1941 for her famous Hercule Poirot novel “Evil Under The Sun”.
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Frauenbad am Stadthausquai
Bathing in public was forbidden to the women of Zurich until 1837. Once the ban had been lifted, the city constructed a bathing house on the river Limmat, alongside the Stadthausquai next to the city hall.
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Zurich scenes
A small set of photographs from Switzerland’s largest city, taken in a classically traditional square landscape format.
